54 results about "Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor" patented technology

The present invention relates conotoxin peptides that are analogs of the α-contoxin peptide RgIA. These conotoxin peptides block the α9α10 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and can be used for treating pain, such as neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain, inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatic diseases, and in the treatment of breast cancer.

The invention belongs to the field of medicine, and relates to D-configuration polypeptide with high stability and capable of realizing mediated targeting of acetylcholine receptor high-expression cells and crossing corresponding barrier membranes and a nano drug delivery system thereof as well as an application in in-vivo and in-vitro brain targeting and in treatment of brain diseases and the like. Test results indicate that DCDX and the acetylcholine receptor are combined with IC50 to obtain 84.5nM which is stable in serum and tolerates hydrolysis of protease; the model drug carried by DCDX is specifically taken in by the positive cells expressing the acetylcholine receptor and has an ability of crossing the barrier formed by the kind of cells; and the nano drug delivery system made of a DCDX-modified polymer carrier material can deliver the entrapped model drug to the target tissue while the drug effect is remarkably improved. The D-configuration polypeptide DCDX provided by the invention can mediate active targeting of the drug or nano drug delivery system and has a good application prospect in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple diseases.

The present invention relates to compounds useful in therapy, to compositions comprising said compounds, and to methods of treating diseases comprising administration of said compounds. The compounds referred to are positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the nicotinic acetylcholine α7 receptor.

A computer readable medium holding data of a molecular model of a ligand-gated ion channel receptor and / or a computer system for modeling said receptor are provided by the instant invention. The molecular model can be used to design novel compounds having activity as non-competitive inhibitors of the ion channel. A preferred embodiment of the invention relates to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Compounds having activity as non-competitive inhibitors of ligand-gated ion channel receptors and methods for inhibiting the receptor and treating diseases or disorders mediated by function of the receptor are also disclosed.

One aspect of the present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds that are ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. A second aspect of the invention relates to the use of a compound of the invention for modulation of a mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The present invention also relates to the use of a compound of the invention for treating a mammal suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesias, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, pain, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, disorders of sleep, autism, mutism or trichtillomania.

The present invention relates to 1-alkyl-3-aniline-5-aryl-pyrazole derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, according to Formula (I).The invention particularly relates to positive allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, such positive allosteric modulator having the capability to increase the efficacy of nicotinic receptor agonists.

The invention belongs to the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology, relates to a new conopeptide, and a medicinal composition, a preparation method and uses thereof, also relates to a nucleic acid construct, an expression vector of the nucleic acid construct, a converted cell of the expression vector and a fusion protein of the conopeptide, and further relates to a method for blocking out an acetylcholine receptor, and pharmaceutical uses of the conopeptide. The new conopeptide K41JM and analogs thereof can specifically block out the acetylcholine receptor (nAChRs) (such as alpha9alpha10nAChR), have can treat neuralgia, cancer chemotherapy, breast cancer, lung cancer, wound healing, encephalomyelitis, epilepsy and ischaemia, and have good application prospects in the preparation of pain easing medicines, anticancer medicines and neuroscience tool medicines.

The present invention relates to compounds useful in therapy, to compositions comprising said compounds, and to methods of treating diseases comprising administration of said compounds. The compounds referred to are positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the nicotinic acetylcholine α7 receptor.

The invention concerns methods of treating suicidal ideation or behavior in a subject in need thereof, comprising decreasing endogenous nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) activity in the subject; therapeutic packages for treating suicidal ideation or behavior; and methods for determining the efficacy of a treatment for suicidal ideation or behavior. In some embodiments, the treatment methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of a nAChR, such as a lithium compound, mecamylamine, clozapine, or asenapine.

The invention concerns methods of treating suicidal ideation or behavior in a subject in need thereof, comprising decreasing endogenous nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) activity in the subject; therapeutic packages for treating suicidal ideation or behavior; and methods for determining the efficacy of a treatment for suicidal ideation or behavior. In some embodiments, the treatment methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of a nAChR, such as a lithium compound, mecamylamine, clozapine, or asenapine.

The present invention relates to compounds useful in therapy, to compositions comprising said compounds, and to methods of treating diseases comprising administration of said compounds. The compounds referred to are positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the nicotinic acetylcholine α7 receptor.

This invention provides 1-substituted-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives, intermediates and methods for producing them, which are therapeutic agents useful for the prevention and treatment of central nervous system disorders and diseases mediated by a Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy, pain, nicotine addiction and dementia.

The present invention relates to 1-aryl-3-aniline-5-alkyl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives and analogues or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, according to Formula (I).The invention particularly relates to potent positive allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, such positive allosteric modulator having the capability to increase the efficacy of nicotinic receptor agonists.

The invention relates to insecticidal mixtures comprising compounds of the formula (I) in which X′, Y′, Z′, n, G′, A′ and B′ are as defined aboveand agonists and / or antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, for protecting plants against attack by pests.

The invention provides hydroxybupropion analogues capable of inhibiting the reuptake of one or more monoamines and / or acting as antagonists at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds may selectively bind to one or more monoamine transporters, including those for dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin and / or may selectively bind to one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Such compounds may be used to treat conditions that are responsive to modification of monoamine levels and / or antagonism of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, including drug dependency, depression, and obesity.

The present invention relates to a group of substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives with biological activity. The present invention also relates to synthetic methods for producing said substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives. The present invention also relates to certain intermediates for producing such substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives, as well as a synthetic method for producing such intermediates. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives, as well as their use as medicaments for the treatment of diseases mediated by a Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor or a receptor being a member of the Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channel Superfamily, such as pain, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy and nicotine addiction.

The present invention refers to biochemistry, namely to new peptide compounds having the ability to selectively block the muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The claimed compounds have common formula (I): X1-X2-X3-Pro-X4-Pro-X5 (SEQ ID NO: 54), where X1 is chosen within H, Ac—, Palm-; X2 is chosen within Trp, Tyr; X3 is chosen within Trp, Tyr; X4 is chosen within Lys, Orn, Dbu, Dpr, Arg; X5 is chosen within —OH, —NH2, —OCH3, —OC2H5, —NH—C6H5. The invention can be applied in cosmetics for smoothing mimic and age-related Wrinkles.

The present invention relates to compounds useful in therapy, to compositions comprising said compounds, and to methods of treating diseases comprising administration of said compounds. The compounds referred to are positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the nicotinic acetylcholine α7 receptor.

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists and methods of using them for the treatment of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated diseases, such as pulmonary diseases, are provided.

The invention relates to compounds and methods of treatment relating to nicotinic receptor antagonists. For example, the compounds and methods of treatment function block the activity of certain acetylcholine receptors and subtypes therein, and are useful treating diseases and conditions mediated by nicotinic receptor stimulation, e.g., small cell lung cancer.

The present invention relates conotoxin peptides that are analogs of the α-conotoxin peptide RgIA. These conotoxin peptides block the α9α10 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and can be used for treating pain, such as neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain, inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatic diseases, and in the treatment of breast cancer.

The present invention relates to a group of substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives with biological activity. The present invention also relates to synthetic methods for producing said substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives. The present invention also relates to certain intermediates for producing such substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives, as well as a synthetic method for producing such intermediates. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives, as well as their use as medicaments for the treatment of diseases mediated by a Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor or a receptor being a member of the Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channel Superfamily, such as pain, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy and nicotine addiction.

The present invention provides a novel α-conotoxin peptide, pharmaceutical composition and use thereof. The present invention further provides a propeptide of the conotoxin peptide, a nucleic acid construct, expression vector and transformed cell of the conotoxin peptide as well as a fused protein of the conotoxin peptide. The present invention discloses a method for blocking acetylcholine receptors as well as a use of the conotoxin peptide in the manufacture of a medicament. The α-conotoxin peptide of the present invention can specifically block acetylcholine receptor (nAChRs, such as α3β2 nAChRs, α6 / α3β2β3 nAChR or α3β4 nAChR or α6 / α3β4 nAChR), has activity for treatment of neuralgia, addiction, Parkinson's disease, dementia, schizophrenia, cancers, and can be used in the manufacture of a medicament for analgesia and smoking cessation and drug-withdrawal, a medicament for treatment of mental diseases and cancers, as well as a tool drug for neurosciences.

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists and methods of using them for the treatment of muscarinic acetyl-choline receptor-mediated diseases, such as pulmonary diseases, are provided.

The disclosure provides compounds capable of selectively or non-selectively modulating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds, compositions, and methods described herein are useful, for example, in treating patients suffering from various medical conditions including pain, chemical addictions, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and neurodegenerative disorders. In one embodiment, the compounds comprise a 7- to 11-membered azabicyclo ring.

There are described new 1-alkyl-1-methyl-4-[(2,2-diphenyl-2-propoxy)acetoxy]piperidinium halides and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a 1-alkyl-1-methyl-4-[(2,2-diphenyl-2-propoxy)acetoxy]piperidinium halide as an active ingredient. These products are non-selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists acting in the periphery and not in the brain.