Abstract:
The invention provides the use of a non-steroid compound which acts on the GABA receptor for the treatment of disorders relating to reduced neurosteroid activity. The non-steroid compounds may be GABA agonists, GABA uptake inhibitors or enhancers of GABAergic activity.
Abstract:
A dosing form for a polymer support for organic chemical synthesis in a solvent medium comprising a fixed weight amount of beads of a polymer containing functional groups, which polymer is insoluble in the solvent for the intended synthesis, is provided as compressed tablets of essentially equal weight and composition wherein the polymer beads are essentially intact and are released as such when the tablets are disintegrated in said solvent. Use of the dosing form is made in conventional synthesis, in parallel synthesis, in split and mix synthesis and/or combinatorial chemistry. In a method for producing the dosing form, beads of a polymer having functional gropusgroups is compressed into tablets after pre-treatment with an aprotic organic solvent groups are compressed into tablets after pre-treatment with an aprotic organic solvent.
Abstract:
A dosing form for at least one solid reagent for use in conventional organic and inorganic synthesis, in parallel synthesis, and in split and mix synthesis in combinatorial chemistry is provided as compressed tablets each containing the same predetermined amount of said at least one reagent embedded in a polymer matrix comprising beads of a polymer insoluble in the solvents for the intended synthesis, which tablets are capable of disintegrating in said solvent for release of the at least one reagent and disperse the matrix as polymer beads into the solvent. The polymer beads forming the matrix and the reagents of the dosing form can easily be removed by filtration in order to separate these from a formed soluble product. In a method for producing the dosing form, beads of one or more polymers are mixed with the reagents and compressed into tablets after pre-treatment with an aprotic organic solvent.
Abstract:
A method for the preparation of citalopram wherein the aldehyde of formula 1 is converted to the corresponding 5-cyano compound of formula (I) 2 which is alkylated to form citalopram, which is isolated in the form of the base or an acid addition salt thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of compounds and compositions of compounds having serotonin reuptake inhibiting activity and 5-HT2C antagonistic, partial agonistic or inverse agonistic activity for the treatment of depression and other affective disorders. The combined serotonin reuptake inhibiting effect and the 5-HT2C antagonistic, partial agonistic or inverse agonistic effect may reside within the same chemical compound or in two different chemical compounds.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the process for the preparation and purification of citalopram (I) 1 in which a compound of formula (II) 2 wherein Z is iodo, bromo, chloro or CF3null(CF2)nnullSO2nullOnull, n being 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, is subjected to a cyanide exchange reaction with a cyanide source; the resultant crude citalopram product is optionally subjected to some initial purification and subsequently treated with an amide or an amide-like group forming agent; the reaction mixture is then subjected to an acid/base wash and/or crystallisation and recrystallisation of citalopram in order to remove the amides formed from the crude citalopram mixture; and the resulting citalopram product is optionally further purified, worked up and isolated as the base or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Abstract:
Use of escitalopram (the S-(null)-enantiomer of citalopram) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the preparation of a medicament useful in the treatment of neurotic disorders is provided, including anxiety states, in particular generalised anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and panic attacks.
Abstract:
Method for the preparation of citalopram comprising reaction of a compound of Formula (IV) 1 wherein R is halogen, or CF3null(CF2)nnullSO2null, n being 0 to 8, with a cyanide source in the presence of a palladium catalyst and a catalytic amount of Cnull or Zn2null, or with Zn(CN)2 in the presence of a palladium catalyst.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to substituted indane or dihydroindole compounds of Formula (I) 1 wherein A is an indole. These compounds have high affinity for D4 receptors.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof having binding specificity for PACAP. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof comprise the sequences of the VH, VL, and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. Antibodies and antigen binding fragments described herein bind to and/or compete for binding to the same linear or conformational epitope(s) on human PACAP as an anti-PACAP antibody. The invention contemplates conjugates of anti-PACAP antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. Methods of making said anti-PACAP antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof are also contemplated. Other embodiments of the invention contemplate using anti-PACAP antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PACAP and conditions where antagonism of PACAP-related activities, such as vasodilation, photophobia, mast cell degranulation, and/or neuronal activation, would be therapeutically beneficial.