Abstract:
The invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with a dystonia, comprising periodically administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of pridopidine effective to treat the subject.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses and claims a method of treating cognition deficits in a patient suffering from schizophrenia by administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a CBl receptor antagonist as described herein. In another aspect, this invention also discloses and claims a combination of one or more CBl receptor antagonists and of one or more antipsychotic agents useful in the treatment of psychiatric disorders . The combination of this invention provides beneficial results in that the combination improves positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, while reducing weight gain and catalepsy induced by antipsychotic drugs .
Abstract:
This invention provides an isolated nucleic acid encoding a mammalian galanin receptor, an isolated galanin receptor protein, vectors comprising isolated nucleic acid encoding a mammalian galanin receptor, cells comprising such vectors, antibodies directed to a mammalian galanin receptor, nucleic acid probes useful for detecting nucleic acid encoding a mammalian galanin receptor, antisense oligonucleotides complementary to unique sequences of nucleic acid encoding a mammalian galanin receptor, nonhuman transgenic animals which express DNA encoding a normal or a mutant mammalian galanin receptor, as well as methods of determining binding of compounds to mammalian galanin receptors.
Abstract:
This invention provides a method of treating a subject suffering from an abnormality which comprises administering to the subject an amount of a SNORF11 receptor agonist effective to treat the subject's abnormality. This invention further provides a method of treating pain, particularly chronic pain, chronic inflammatory pain and arthritic pain, which comprises administering to the subject an amount of a SNORF11 receptor agonist effective to treat the subject's pain.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods of treating schizophrenia and/or glucoregulatory abnormalities in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1 or 2; p is 0 or 1; each R is independently hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, benzyloxy, hydroxy, nitro or amino; each R 1 is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkenyl, C 1 -C 6 alkanoyl, halogen, cyano, -C(O) C 1 -C 6 alkyl, -C 1 -C 6 alkyleneCN, -C 1 -C 6 alkyleneNR’R” wherein R’ and R” are each independently hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl, -C 1 -C 6 alkyleneOC(O)C 1 -C 6 alkyl, or -CH(OH)R 4 wherein R 4 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R 2 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, hydroxy or benzyloxy, C 1 -C 6 alkenyl, C 1 -C 6 alkynyl, -CO 2 C 1 -C 6 alkyl, or -R 5 -NR’R” wherein R 5 is C 1 -C 6 alkylene, C 1 -C 6 alkenylene or C 1 -C 6 alkynylene and R’ and R” are each independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or alternatively the group -NR’R” as a whole is 1-pyrrolidinyl; and R 3 is hydrogen, nitro, amino, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, hydroxy or C 1 -C 6 alkyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Abstract:
This invention provides a method of treating a subject suffering from an abnormality which comprises administering to the subject an amount of a SNORF11 receptor agonist effective to treat the subject's abnormality. This invention further provides a method of treating pain, particularly chronic pain, chronic inflammatory pain and arthritic pain, which comprises administering to the subject an amount of a SNORF11 receptor agonist effective to treat the subject's pain.
Abstract:
This invention provides a method of maintaining functional capacity, improving functional capacity, or lessening the decline of functional capacity in a human patient comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to thereby maintain functional capacity, improve functional capacity, or lessen the decline of functional capacity in the human patient.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with a dystonia, comprising periodically administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of pridopidine effective to treat the subject.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses and claims a method of treating cognition deficits in a patient suffering from schizophrenia by administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a CB1 receptor antagonist as described herein. In another aspect, this invention also discloses and claims a combination of one or more CB1 receptor antagonists and of one or more antipsychotic agents useful in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The combination of this invention provides synergistic results in that the combination improves positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, weight gain and catalepsy.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods of treating schizophrenia and/or glucoregulatory abnormalities in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1 or 2; p is 0 or 1; each R is independently hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, C