Claims
- 1. A compound having formula (I):
- 2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein:
each of A and B is independently selected from —CH2—CH2—E or —CH2—CH2—CH2—E; and E is a monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring system, wherein said ring comprises 5-7 ring atoms independently selected from C, N, N(R3), O, S, S(O), or S(O)2, and wherein 1 to 4 ring atoms are independently selected from N, N(R3)O, S, S(O), or S(O)2; wherein 1 to 4 hydrogen atoms in E are optionally and independently replaced with halogen, hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl, nitro, SO3H, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, (C1-C6)-straight or branched alkyl, (C2-C6)-straight or branched alkenyl, O—[(C1-C6)-straight or branched alkyl], O—[(C3-C6)-straight or branched alkenyl], (CH2)n—N(R4)(R5), (CH2)n—NH(R4)—(CH2)n—Z, (CH2)n—N(R4—(CH2)n—Z)(R5—(CH2)n—Z), (CH2)n—Z, O—(CH2)n—Z, (CH2)n—O—Z, S—(CH2)n—Z, CH═CH—Z, 1,2-methylenedioxy, C(O)OH, or C(O)—N(R4)(R5).
- 3. The compound according to claim 1 or 2, wherein D is an aromatic monocyclic or bicyclic ring system, wherein each ring comprises 5 to 7 ring atoms independently selected from C, N, N(R3), O, S, S(O), or S(O)2; and wherein no more than 4 ring atoms are selected from N, N(R3), O, S, S(O), or S(O)2.
- 4. The compound according to claim 3, wherein:
D is phenyl; and x is 1.
- 5. The compound according to claim 4, wherein G is —C(O)C(O)—.
- 6. The compound according to claim 4, wherein G is —SO2—.
- 7. The compound according to claim 4, wherein G is —C(O)—.
- 8. The compound according to claim 4, wherein G is —C(O)Y—.
- 9. The compound according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:
x is 0; D is selected from (C1-C5)-straight or branched alkyl, or [(C1-C3)-straight or branched alkyl)]-E; and E is an aromatic monocyclic or bicyclic ring system, wherein in said ring system each ring comprises 5 to 7 ring atoms independently selected from C, N, N(R3), O, S, S(O), or S(O)2; and wherein no more than 4 ring atoms are selected from N, N(R3), O, S, S(O), or S(O)2.
- 10. The compound according to claim 9, wherein E is phenyl.
- 11. The compound according to claim 2, wherein each of A and B is independently selected from —CH2—CH2—E or —CH2—CH2—CH2—E; and
E is pyridyl.
- 12. A composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically effective carrier.
- 13. The composition according to claim 12, further comprising a neurotrophic factor.
- 14. The composition according to claim 13, wherein said neurotrophic factor is selected from nerve growth factor (NGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and its active truncated derivatives such as gIGF-1 and Des(1-3)IGF-I, acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF and bFGF, respectively), platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), ciliary neurotrophic factors (CNTF), glial cell line-derived-neurotrophic factor (GDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3)and neurotrophin 4/5 (NT-4/5).
- 15. The composition according to claim 14, wherein said neurotrophic factor is nerve growth factor (NGF).
- 16. A method for stimulating neuronal regeneration or preventing neurodegeneration in a patient or in an ex vivo nerve cell, comprising the step of administering to said patient or said nerve cell a compound according to any one of claims 1-12.
- 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said compound is administered to a patient and is formulated together with a pharmaceutically suitable carrier into a pharmaceutically acceptable composition.
- 18. The method according to claim 17, comprising the additional step of administering to said patient a neurotrophic factor either as part of a multiple dosage form together with said compound or as a separate dosage form.
- 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein said neurotrophic factor is selected from nerve growth factor (NGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and its active truncated derivatives such as gIGF-1 and Des(1-3)IGF-I, acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF and bFGF, respectively), platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), ciliary neurotrophic factors (CNTF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3)and neurotrophin 4/5 (NT-4/5).
- 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein said neurotrophic factor is nerve growth factor (NGF).
- 21. The method according to claim 16, wherein said method is used to treat a patient suffering from a disease selected from trigeminal neuralgia, glosspharyngeal neuralgia, Bell's Palsy, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, muscle injury, progressive muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar inherited muscular atrophy, herniated, ruptured, or prolapsed invertebrae disk syndrome's, cervical spondylosis, plexus disorders, thoracic outlet destruction syndromes, peripheral neuropathies, such as those caused by lead, dapsone, ticks, or porphyria, other peripheral myelin disorders, Alzheimer's disease, Gullain-Barre syndrome, Parkinson's disease and other Parkinsonian disorders, ALS, Tourette's syndrome, multiple sclerosis, other central myelin disorders, stroke and ischemia associated with stroke, neural paropathy, other neural degenerative diseases, motor neuron diseases, sciatic crush, neuropathy associated with diabetes, spinal cord injuries, facial nerve crush and other trauma, chemotherapy- and other medication-induced neuropathies, and Huntington's disease.
- 22. The method according to claim 16, wherein said method is used to stimulate neuronal regeneration in an ex vivo nerve cell.
- 23. The method according to claim 22, comprising the additional step of contacting said ex vivo nerve cell with a neurotrophic factor.
- 24. The method according to claim 23, wherein said neurotrophic factor is selected from nerve growth factor (NGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and its active truncated derivatives such as gIGF-1 and Des(1-3)IGF-I, acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF and bFGF, respectively), platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), ciliary neurotrophic factors (CNTF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3)and neurotrophin 4/5 (NT-4/5).
- 25. The method according to claim 24, wherein said neurotrophic factor is nerve growth factor (NGF).
- 26. The compound according to claim 1, wherein:
—(G)X—D is selected from —CH3, —CH2CH3, —C(═O)—CH3, —CH2—Ph, —C(═O)—Ph, —C(═O)—O—CH2—Ph or —C(═O)—C(═O)—Ph, wherein Ph is phenyl; and 147
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to co-pending International Patent Application PCT/US00/20491, filed Jul. 27, 2000, which claims priority of United States provisional application 60/146,582, which was filed Jul. 30, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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