Abstract:
A compound of formula: wherein A, Ar, R3, R6, and m are disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound”), compositions comprising an effective amount of a Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, urinary incontinence, an ulcer, inflammatory-bowel disease, irritable-bowel syndrome, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound are disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention provides a compound of formula (I): (where R1, Q, A and R2 are disclosed herein) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Pyridine-alkynyl Compound”); pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of a Pyridine-alkynyl Compound; and methods for treating or preventing a condition such as pain, urinary incontinence, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, a seizure, stroke, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Pyridine-alkynyl Compound.
Abstract:
A compound of formula: wherein Ar1, Ar2, V, X, R3, R4, and m are as disclosed herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Cyclo(hetero)alkenyl Compound”); compositions comprising an effective amount of a Cyclo(hetero)alkenyl Compound; and methods for treating or preventing, e.g., pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, or IBS in an animal, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Cyclo(hetero)alkenyl Compound are disclosed herein.
Abstract:
The invention relates to oxime compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein X is hydrogen, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or the like; Y is CO, SO2, CR3R4 or the like; Z is optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or the like; W is optionally substituted lower alkylene or optionally substituted lower alkenylene, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or the like; p is 0, 1, or 2 and q is 0, 1 or 2. The invention is also directed to the use compounds of Formula I to treat, prevent or ameliorate a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method of treating disorders responsive to the blockade of sodium ion channels using novel aryl-substituted pyrimidine compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I for the treatment of neuronal damage following global and focal ischemia, for the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of both acute or chronic pain, as antitinnitus agents, as anticonvulsants, and as antimanic depressants, as local anesthetics, as antiarrhythmics and for the treatment or prevention of diabetic neuropathy.
Abstract:
A Compound of formula (wherein X is O or S and R1–R5 are disclosed herein) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (each being a “Piperazine Compound”), pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Piperazine Compound and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Piperazine Compound are disclosed.
Abstract:
A compound of formula: (wherein X is O or S and R1, R3, R4, and R5 are disclosed herein) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Thiadiazolylpiperazine Compound”), pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Thiadiazolylpiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain in a patient comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a Thiadiazolylpiperazine Compound are disclosed.
Abstract:
This invention relates aryl substituted thiazolidinones of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein R1 and R2, are defined in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I for the treatment of neuronal damage following global and focal ischemia, for the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of both acute or chronic pain, as antitinnitus agents, as anticonvulsants, and as antimanic depressants, as local anesthetics, as antiarrhythmics and for the treatment or prevention of diabetic neuropathy.
Abstract:
A compound of formula (wherein A, R1, R2, R6, m and n are disclosed herein) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Piperazine Compound”); pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Piperazine Compound; and methods for treating pain, urinary incontinence (UI), an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia and depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Piperazine Compound are disclosed.
Abstract:
This invention relates to N-substituted hydromorphones of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is C1-6 alkyl. These compounds act as &mgr; opioid receptor agonists. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of both acute and chronic pain.