52 results about "Posttraumatic stress disorders" patented technology

The present invention provides novel compounds of formula I wherein W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, B, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, E and L are as defined herein; invention compounds are gamma amino butyrique acid receptor-subtype B (“GABAB”) positive allosteric modulators (enhancers), which are useful to provide methods of treating or preventing diseases or disorders, including treatment of anxiety, depression, epilepsy, schizophrenia, cognitive disorders, spasticity and skeletal muscle rigidity, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy, neuropathic pain and craving associated with cocaine and nicotine, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorders, urge urinary incontinence, gastroesophageal reflux disease, transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations, functional gastrointestinal disorders and irritable bowel syndrome.

The present invention relates to compounds of formulawhereinX is —S— or —NH—;R3 / R4 together with the N-atom to which they are attached form a non aromatic 5, 6 or 7 membered ring, which optionally contains in addition to the N-atom one additional heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O, S and N, and wherein the ring is optionally substituted by hydroxy, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, —NR2, —CONR2, —CO-lower alkyl or benzyl; or R3 / R4 form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a heterocyclic ring system, containing two or three rings and which optionally contains one or two additional heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N and O and which has no more than 20 carbon atoms; andR, R1, R2, and R5 are as defined herein and to pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts thereof.It has been found that the compounds of the invention are active on the GABAB receptor and therefore are useful for the treatment of anxiety, depression, epilepsy, schizophrenia, cognitive disorders, spasticity and skeletal muscle rigidity, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy, neuropathic pain and craving associated with cocaine and nicotine, psychosis, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorders and gastro-intestinal disorders.