Regulator of cannabinoid receptor
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TAKEDA PHARMA CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2006-08-09
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to benzene ring-fused 5-membered heterocyclic compounds, especially benzofuran derivatives, as cannabinoid receptor modulators, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. Background technique
[0002] Cannabinoid receptors are G-protein coupled receptors with seven transmembrane domains. Among them, the CB1 receptor is mainly distributed in the central nervous system, and its existence is known from Devane W A et al. (Molecular Pharmacology, 34, 605-613 (1988)). The CB2 receptor, which has a predominantly cellular distribution in the immune system as well as peripheral tissues, was discovered by Munro S et al. (Nature, 365, 61-65 (1993)). CB1 receptor and CB2 receptor show 48% homology. 97-99% of the amino acid sequence of the CB1 receptor is maintained in rat, mouse and human.
[0003] In the brain, CB1 receptors are found mainly in the hippocampus, striatum, substantia nigra, basal forebrain regions, ...