98 results about "Sigma receptor" patented technology

Novel compounds represented by the following formula (I) that act as a ligand to sigma receptor / binding cite and a medicament comprising the same as an active ingredient:wherein X represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group or the like; Q represents a group represented by —CH2—, —CO—, —O—, —CH(OR7)— or the like wherein R7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like; n represents an integer of from 0 to 5; R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like; B represents either of the following groups:wherein R3, R4, R5, and R6 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxyl group or the like; m represents 1 or 2; and the ring of:represents an aromatic heterocyclic ring.

One aspect of the present invention relates to spirocyclic compounds. Another aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the spirocyclic compounds as ligands for mammalian G-protein-coupled receptors or sigma receptors. The present invention also relates to methods of modulating the activity of a G-protein-coupled receptor or a sigma receptor in a mammal using the spirocyclic compounds of the present invention. The present invention also relates to methods of treating various diseases in a mammal using the spirocyclic compounds of the present invention.

The present invention refers to the use of compounds active on the sigma receptor for the production of a medicament for the treatment of diabetes-associated pain.

The present invention provides an indanone derivative and an excellent sigma receptor binding agent comprising an indanone derivative. More specifically, it provides a sigma receptor binding agent comprising an indanone derivative represented by the following formula, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate of them. In the formula (I), R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same as or different from each other and each represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, nitrile group, a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted, a cycloalkyl group having three to eight carbon atoms which may be substituted, a C1-6 alkoxy group which may be substituted, a cycloalkoxy group having three to eight carbon atoms which may be substituted, an acyl group having one to six carbon atoms which may be substituted, a C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl group which may be substituted, a C1-6 alkylaminocarbonyloxy group which may be substituted, a di(C1-6 alkyl)aminocarbonyloxy group which may be substituted, nitro group, an amino group which may be substituted, an amido group which may be substituted, mercapto group or a thio-C1-6 alkoxy group which may be substituted, and further R1 with R2, R2 with R3, or R3 with R4 may together form an aliphatic ring, an aromatic ring, a heterocyclic ring or an alkylenedioxy ring; the partial structure: represents a group represented by >CH—CH2—, >C═CH— or >C(—R7)—CH2—; m represents an integer of 0 or 1 to 5; and R5 represents hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted, a C2-6 alkenyl group which may be substituted, a C2-6 alkynyl group which may be substituted, a cycloalkyl group having three to eight carbon atoms which may be substituted, a 2,2-(alkylenedioxy)ethyl group or a group represented by the formula: (wherein the ring C represents benzene ring, an aliphatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; R6s are the same as or different from each other and each represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, nitrile group, a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted, a C2-6 alkenyl group which may be substituted, a C2-6 alkynyl group which may be substituted, a cycloalkyl group having three to eight carbon atoms which may be substituted, a C1-6 alkoxy group which may be substituted, a C1-6 alkoxyalkoxy group which may be substituted, an aryloxy group which may be substituted or an aralkyloxy group which may be substituted, and further two of R6s may together form an aliphatic ring, an aromatic ring, a heterocyclic ring or an alkylenedioxy ring; R7 represents a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted, a C1-6 alkoxy group, nitrile group, a halogeno-C1-6 alkyl group, a hydroxyl-C1-6 alkyl group, a cyano-C1-6 alkyl group, an amino-C1-6 alkyl group, nitro group, azide group, an amino group which may be substituted, a carbamoyl group which may be substituted, a carboxyl group which may be substituted, mercapto group or a thio-C1-6 alkoxy group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 5), provided that 1-benzyl-4-[(5,6-dimethoxy-1-indanon)-2-yl]methylpiperidine, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate of them are excluded.

The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.

The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.

The present invention refers to the use of compounds binding to the sigma receptor for the treatment of metabolic syndrome.

The present invention provides an excellent sigma receptor binding agent and / or acetylcholinesterase inhibitor containing an (1-indanone)-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) compound. More specifically, it provides an (1-indanone)-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) compound represented by the following formula, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate thereof: In the formula (I), R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same as or different from each other.

The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.

The present invention refers to the use of compounds binding to the sigma receptor for the treatment or prevention of neuropathic pain resulting from chemotherapy.

The invention relates to compounds of formula IV having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.

Compounds having the general formula II, III, or IVwherein R1 can be a radical of an optionally substituted C-4 to C-7 N-containing heterocycle or a radical of an optionally substituted cyclic or acyclic tertiary amine or isoindoline-1,3-dione: R2,3,4,5,6 can each independently be any one or combinations of the following moieties, cyano, nitro, acyl, alkyl, amido, azido, isothiocyanate, isocyanate, optionally substituted anilino, halogens, ethers, sulfonamides, thioacyl, nitro, aromatic, heterocyclic, olefinic, acetylene, deuterium, or tritium; Y can be either CH, CH2, O, S, OCH2, N—R, N—Ar, C—R, C—Ar; Z can be either H, O, S, S—R or NR. R groups can be either H, aryls, alkyls, or cycloalkyls; “n” can be 1 to 5 carbons in length and stereoisomers, functional analogs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and wherein the moiety bridging R1 and N can be a substituted alkylene, optionally substituted alkenylene or optionally substituted alkynylene and where the alkylene group can include an inserted C3-C5 cycloalkyl group, aromatic, and hetercocyclic group; wherein X′ is halogen, or C1-C4 haloalyl; wherein the Rx is a C1-C5 straight chain or branched chain alkyl or a C1-C4 straight chain or branched chain haloalkyl.

The present invention provides an excellent sigma receptor binding agent and / or acetylcholinesterase inhibitor containing an (1-indanone)-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) compound. More specifically, it provides an (1-indanone)-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) compound represented by the following formula, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate thereof:In the formula (I), R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same as or different from each other.

A method of post-stroke treatment at delayed timepoints with sigma receptor agonists. Sigma receptors are promising targets for neuroprotection following ischemia. One of the key components in the demise of neurons following ischemic injury is the disruption of intracellular calcium homeostasis. The sigma receptor agonist, DTG, was shown to depress [Ca2+]i elevations observed in response to ischemia induced by sodium azide and glucose deprivation. Two sigma receptor antagonists, metaphit and BD-1047, were shown to blunt the ability of DTG to inhibit ischemia-evoked increases in [Ca2+]i. DTG inhibition of ischemia-induced increases in [Ca2+]i was mimicked by the sigma-1 receptor-selective agonists, carbetapentane, (+)-pentazocine and PRE-084, but not by the sigma-2 selective agonist, ibogaine, showing that activation of sigma-1 receptors is responsible for the effects. Activation of sigma receptors can ameliorate [Ca2+]i dysregulation associated with ischemia in cortical neurons, providing neuroprotective properties. The effects of 1,3-di-o-tolyguanidine (DTG), a high affinity sigma receptor agonist, as a potential treatment for decreasing infarct area at delayed time points was further examined in rats. DTG treatment significantly reduced infarct area in both cortical / striatal and cortical / hippocampal regions by >80%, relative to control rats. These findings were confirmed by immunohistochemical experiments using the neuronal marker, mouse anti-neuronal nuclei monoclonal antibody (NeuN), which showed that application of DTG significantly increased the number of viable neurons in these regions. Furthermore, DTG blocked the inflammatory response evoked by MCAO, as indicated by decreases in the number of reactive astrocytes and activated microglia / macrophages detected by immunostaining for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and binding of isolectin IB4, respectively. Thus, the sigma receptor-selective agonist, DTG, can enhance neuronal survival when administered 24 hr after an ischemic stroke. In addition, the efficacy of sigma receptors for stroke treatment at delayed time points is likely the result of combined neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties of these receptors.

The genome of the non-human mutant mammal, deficient in an endogenous Sigma receptor, contains a mutation that comprises a disruption in an endogenous Sigma rteceptor gene, wherein said gene disruption gives rise to a mutant lacking detectable levels of endogenous Sigma receptor. The mutant may be used as a control animal for in vivo tests, as well as a source of cells that can be used in in vitro tests, Mutants deficient in the Sigma-1 receptor can be used as models for in vivo study of disorders of the central nervous system, memory alterations, stress conditions and drug addictions, analgesia processes and neuroprotection. Mutants deficient in the Sigma-2 receptor can be used to study diagnostic or therapeutic tools to fight cance and / or degenerative processes and / or to design compounds capable of preventing, reducing or alleviating the secondary pathology associated with administration of neuroleptic agents.

A method for treatment of a mental disorder containing the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a sigma receptor binding agent containing an indanone compound represented by the following formula (I), a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate of them.The variables of formula (I) are recited in the present specification.

The invention relates to compounds having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, and more particularly to 1,2,3-triazole derivatives of formula (I) and to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in therapy and prophylaxis, in particular for the treatment of psychosis or pain.

The invention relates to compounds having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, and more particularly to pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) and to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use therapy and prophylaxis, in particular for the treatment of psychosis or pain.

The present invention refers to the use of compounds active on the sigma receptor for the treatment of neuropathic pain, especially certain subtypes of neuropathic pain.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition that comprises a compound of formula (I) as active pharmaceutical ingredient:or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, isomer, prodrug or solvate thereof; and at least a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the active pharmaceutical ingredient is present in an amount of at least 80% of the total dry weight of the composition.

The invention relates to compounds having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, and more particularly to 1,2,3-triazole derivatives of formula (I) and to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in therapy and prophylaxis, in particular for the treatment of psychosis or pain.

The invention relates to compounds of formula IVhaving pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.

The invention relates to compounds of formula Ihaving pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.

The invention relates to compounds having the formula (I):wherein the dashed line (represented by - - - ) represents an optional double bond;R1 is hydrogen and R2 is hydroxyethyl; or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a morpholinyl ring optionally substituted with one or two hydroxy groups;each R3 is independently hydroxy or C1-6alkoxy;n is selected from 0, 1, and 2;or a N-oxide, salt, prodrug, solvate or stereoisomer thereof;with the proviso that the compound where the dashed line represents a double bond, R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a morpholinyl ring, and n is 0, is excluded.Also provided are methods for the preparation of compounds of formula (I); their uses as a medicaments, particularly for the treatment or prophylaxis of a sigma receptor mediated diseases or conditions.

A new variant of the sigma-1 (σ1)receptor is useful in screening compounds useful in the imaging and treatment of proliferative masses (i.e., tumors). This new variant, named sigma—1β (σ1β) finds particular use in the non-invasive diagnosis of cancer and more particularly in the diagnosis of proliferative cancer cells.

The present invention relates to a class of compounds having affinity for certain cancer cells, e.g. lung carcinomas, colon carcinomas, renal carcinomas, prostate carcinomas, breast carcinomas, malignant melanomas, gliomas, neuroblastomas and pheochromocytomas. The compounds of the present invention can also bind with high specificity to cell surface sigma receptors and can therefore be used for diagnostic imaging of any tissue having an abundance of cells with sigma receptors. The present invention provides such compounds as agents for diagnostic imaging and for detecting and treating tumors containing the cancer cells described above.

The present invention refers to the use of compounds active on the sigma receptor for the treatment of allodynia.

A method for localizing and quantifying S1R role in nociceptive processing; for providing a guide to providing an analgesic therapy; of using an S1R selective ligand as a biomarker for pathphysiological study of memory deficits and cognitive disorders; or of detecting increased S1R density at the site of nerve injury arising from neuropathic pain comprising using as a probe at least one SR1 selective compound or radioligand of the general formula III′, or IV′: