Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula:
- 2. A compound according to claim 1, which is N-((3-cyclopropylmethylimidazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2-yl)methyl)(3-fluorophenyl)-N-propylcarboxamide.
- 3. A compound according to claim 1, which is N-[(3-cyclopropylmethylimidazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2-yl)methyl](2,5-difluorophenyl)-N-propylcarboxamide.
- 4. A compound according to claim 1, which is N-((3-n-butyl-imidazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2-yl)methyl](3-iodophenyl)-N-propylcarboxamide.
- 5. A compound according to claim 1 for use in therapeutic treatment of a disease or disorder associated with pathogenic agonism, inverse agonism or antagonism of the GABAA receptor.
- 6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 combined with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
- 7. A method for the treatment or prevention of a disease or disorder associated with pathogenic associated with pathogenic agonism, inverse agonism or antagonism of the GABAA receptor, the method comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment or prevention an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
- 8. The use of a compound according to claim 1 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease or disorder associated with pathogenic agonism, inverse agonism or antagonism of the GABAA receptor.
- 9. The use of a compound according to claim 1 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, or cognitive impairment.
- 10. A method according to claim 7 wherein the disease or disorder associated with pathogenic agonism, inverse agonism or antagonism of the GABAA receptor is anxiety, depression, a sleep disorder, or cognitive impairment.
- 11. A method for localizing GABAA receptors in a tissue sample comprising: contacting the sample with a detectably-labeled compound of claim 1 under conditions that permit binding of the compound to GABAA receptors, washing the sample to remove unbound compound, and detecting the bound compound.
- 12. A method for altering the signal-transducing activity of GABAA receptors, the method comprising exposing cells expressing GABAA receptors to a compound according to claim 1 at a concentration sufficient to inhibit RO15-1788 binding to cells expressing a cloned human GABAA receptor in vitro.
- 13. A packaged pharmaceutical composition comprising the pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 in a container and instructions for using the composition to treat a patient suffering from a disorder responsive to agonism, inverse agonism or antagonism of the GABAA receptor.
- 14. The packaged pharmaceutical composition of claim 13, wherein the patient is suffering from anxiety, depression, a sleep disorder, or cognitive impairment.
- 15. A compound according to claim 1 wherein the compound exhibits an IC50 of 1 micromolar or less in a standard assay of GABAA receptor binding.
- 16. A compound according to claim 1 wherein the compound exhibits an IC50 of 100 nanomolar or less in a standard assay of GABAA receptor binding.
- 17. A compound according to claim 1 wherein the compound exhibits an IC50 of 10 nanomolar or less in a standard assay of GABAA receptor binding.
- 18. A compound according to claim 1 which has the formula
- 19. A compound according to claim 1 which has the formula
- 20. A compound according to claim 1 which has the formula
- 21. A compound according to claim 1 which has the formula
- 22. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1, together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
- 23. A method for the treatment or prevention of physiological disorders associated with modulation of the GABAa receptor complex by selective interaction with the benzodiazepine receptor, the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a GABAa receptor complex agonist, antagonist or inverse agonist of a compound according to claim 1.
- 24. A method according to claim 23 for the treatment of enhancing alertness and treating anxiety, overdoses of benzodiazepine-type drugs, Down Syndrome, depression, sleep, seizure and cognitive disorders both in human and non-human animals and domestic pets, especially dogs and cats and farm animals such as sheep, swine and cattle.
- 25. The use of a compound as claimed in claim 1 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of enhancing alertness and treating anxiety, overdoses of benzodiazepine-type drugs, Down Syndrome, depression, sleep, seizure and cognitive disorders both in human and non-human animals and domestic pets, especially dogs and cats and farm animals such as sheep, swine and cattle.
- 26. A process for the preparation of a compound as claimed in claim 1.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/127,526, filed Apr. 2, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60127526 |
Apr 1999 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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09540454 |
Mar 2000 |
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10115361 |
Apr 2002 |
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