61 results about "Withdrawal syndrome" patented technology

The present invention is directed to the use of ibudilast for treating addictions, including drug and behavioral addictions. In particular, ibudilast is used to diminish the dopamine-mediated reward associated with addictions and to treat withdrawal syndromes after discontinuance of addictive drug use or behavior.

Provided herein are 19-nor C3,3-disubstituted C21-pyrazolyl steroids of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein, R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.

Provided herein are 19-nor C3,3-disubstituted C21-pyrazolyl steroids of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein-, R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful NI for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.

Provided herein are 3,3-disubstituted 19-nor-steroidal compounds according to Formula (I): and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, tinnitus, and status epilepticus.

Provided herein are 3,3-disubstituted 19-nor-steroidal compounds according to Formula (I): and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, tinnitus, status epilepticus.

Described herein are steroids of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein R1, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R6, and Z are as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.

The present invention is directed to the production of PKC isozyme epsi (PKCepsi)-deficient cells and non-human animals. The present invention is further directed to the identification of PKCepsi as a target for drugs that reduce anxiety. According to the present invention, PKCepsi-inhibiting compounds act in synergy with drugs acting at the GABAA receptor. The present invention is also directed to the use of modulators of PKCepsi to modulate alcohol consumption, self-administration of other drugs of abuse, and the effects of alcohol consumption as well as the use of inhibitors of PKCepsi, either alone or in conjunction with allosteric agonists of GABAA receptors, to treat conditions, such as addiction, withdrawal syndrome, skeletal muscle spasms, convulsive seizures, and epilepsy, that are amenable to treatment by allosteric agonists of GABAA receptors. Additional aspects of the present invention are diagnostic methods for identifying individuals at risk for becoming alcoholics or abusers of other drugs and kits for performing such diagnostic methods. The present invention relates to: cells and non-human animals deficient for the PKC isozyme epsi (PKCepsi); the use of PKCepsi as a target for drugs; the use of inhibitors of PKCepsi in methods of reducing anxiety and treating conditions associated with insufficient activity of the GABAA receptor; the use of modulators of PKCepsi in methods of modulating alcohol consumption, modulating self-administration of other drugs of abuse, and altering the effects of alcohol; pharmaceutical compositions comprising inhibitors of PKCepsi and allosteric agonists of GABAA receptors; and the identification of individuals with enhanced susceptibility to alcoholism or other forms of addiction.

Provided herein are 19-nor C3,3-disubstituted steroids of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein, , R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4a, and R4b are as defined herein, and A is a carbon bound substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl ring as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.

The instant invention provides potent antiandrogen compounds, such as 3β-acetoxyandrost-1,5-diene-17-ethylene ketal and 3β-hydroxyandrost-1,5-diene-17-ethylene ketal, and methods for their use in the prevention and treatment of biological conditions mediated by androgen receptors. Thus, for example, compounds of the invention are useful in the prevention and treatment of prostrate cancer. Furthermore, it has been discovered that compounds of the invention are useful in the prevention and treatment of androgen-independent cancers such as androgen-independent prostrate cancer. Finally, inventive compounds may be used to treat antiandrogen induced withdrawal syndrome.

The invention discloses a Chinese medicinal composition for drug rehabilitation which comprises the following constituents (by weight portions): corydalis tuber 150-300 parts, root of Dahurain angelica 50-130 parts, red peony root 20-100 parts, black slice of aconite 20-100 parts, rhizome of Sichuan lovage 20-100 parts, herba patriniae 30-100 parts, Chinese angelica root 50-100 parts, rheum officinale 30-100 parts, licorice root 30-100 parts, cow-bezoar 1-10 parts, secretio bufonis 0.1-2.5 parts, borneol 0.5-1.0 part, agkistrodon acutus 1-4 parts, buthus martensi kirsch 1-10 parts, deer placenta 5-30 parts, fine Chinese caterpillar fungus 20-100 parts, American ginseng 15-40 parts.

The instant invention provides potent antiandrogen compounds, such as 3β-acetoxyandrost-1,5-diene-17-ethylene ketal and 3β-hydroxyandrost-1,5-diene-17-ethylene ketal, and methods for their use in the prevention and treatment of biological conditions mediated by androgen receptors. Thus, for example, compounds of the invention are useful in the prevention and treatment of prostrate cancer. Furthermore, it has been discovered that compounds of the invention are useful in the prevention and treatment of androgen-independent cancers such as androgen-independent prostrate cancer. Finally, inventive compounds may be used to treat antiandrogen induced withdrawal syndrome.

The invention relates to an application of Lorcaserin hydrochloride in preparation of a medicine for inhibiting opioid addiction and withdrawal syndrome. The Lorcaserin hydrochloride is approved to be a weight-reducing aid by the America Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2012. The Lorcaserin hydrochloride is a 5-hydroxytryptamine 5-HT2C receptor stimulant with high selectivity. The latest research of the invention finds that the Lorcaserin hydrochloride (0.5-1.0mg.kg<-1>) greatly reduces the naloxone-urged horizontal motion distance and speed of a morphine dependent mice and the withdrawal syndrome of the mice. It is found in the invention for the first time that the Lorcaserin hydrochloride can be applied clinically for rescuing and treating addiction and withdrawal syndrome generated by morphine and other opiates.

The invention discloses an azolla filliculoidas vegetable protein nutritional healthcare cigarette and a manufacturing method and relates to cigarettes. The healthcare cigarette comprises azolla filliculoidas. The manufacturing method of the healthcare cigarette comprises the steps of material selecting, airing, killing-out and manufacturing of cut tobacco and cigarettes. According to the healthcare cigarette, the azolla filliculoidas is adopted as the cigarette manufacturing material, the taste of common tobacco is achieved, the healthcare cigarette made from the azolla filliculoidas containsno nicotine, the nicotine withdrawal syndrome is not generated after the cigarette is smoked, and body health is not harmed. In addition, the azolla filliculoidas contains a large quantity of rich protein, chlorophyll, chlorogenic acid, vitamin and other beneficial ingredients, after the cigarette is lighted and smoked, the lung is not harmed, the nutrient of the lung can be increased after the cigarette is smoked, and the effect of strengthening the lung can be achieved. The manufacturing method of the healthcare cigarette is simple.

Described herein are steroids of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein R1, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R6, and Z are as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.

Provided herein are 19-nor C3, 3-disubstituted steroids of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein, and A is a heteroaryl ring system comprising 3 or 4 nitrogens as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.

The present invention provides a group of tobacco alkaloids, tobacco extract, Yerbamaté extract, and an extract of chewing gum and lozenges which are modulators of monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity (i.e., compounds and substances which inhibit MAO enzyme and prevent its biological activity). The MAO inhibitors of the present invention can cause an increase in the level of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in the brain and other tissues, and thus can cause a wide variety of pharmacological effects mediated by their effects on these compounds. The MAO inhibitors of the present invention are useful for a variety of therapeutic applications, such as the treatment of depression, disorders of attention and focus, mood and emotional disorders, Parkinson's disease, extrapyramidal disorders, hypertension, substance abuse, smoking substitution, anti-depression therapy, eating disorders, withdrawal syndromes, and the cessation of smoking.

The invention relates to tetraodontoxin freeze-dried powder preparation, in particular to a freeze-dried powder preparation which takes tetraodontoxin which is exactly measured as main active ingredient, and contains reasonable excipient and stabilizing agent. The freeze-dried powder preparation of the invention can be used for avoiding dependent abstinence syndrome of opiates such as ices, heroin, and the like, as well as cannabis poison, and has the advantages of rapid onset effect and remarkable effects. In addition, the freeze-dried powder preparation of the invention is stable and safe as well as has little irritation for the human body.

The invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition for relieving or eliminating protracted opioid abstinence syndrome and application of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition comprises clonidine hydrochloride and tramadol hydrochloride in a mass ratio of (0.01-0.8):(40-60), and the application of the pharmaceutical composition in preparation of drugs for relieving or eliminating the protracted opioid abstinence syndrome is also disclosed. The pharmaceutical composition is more suitable for detoxification of opioid abuse patients, has the advantages of good effect, short time, completion in 3-5 days, safety, effectiveness and convenience in operation, has obvious clinical advantages and curative effects, can improve the medication compliance and medication experience of the patients, and prevents abuse.

The invention relates to medicine, more specifically to antidepressant pharmacology which selectively improves a diminished mood dominated by asthenic emotions. The inventive antidepressant substance is embodied in the form of N-carbamoyl-methyl-4-phenyl-2-pyrrolidone. Said invention increases the evidence of antidepressant effect after a single dose, prevents sedative and cholinergic effects, avoids the development of a tolerance and withdrawal syndrome during a course of application and allows for the unrestricted use of said substance for professional activity.

The invention discloses a nerve pain and cardiovascular and brain vessel disease treating drug, which is characterized by the following: adopting sleeper, amber and mint as raw material; treating insomnia, anxiety, mania and schizophrenosis; improving immune function; resisting aging.

Provided herein are 19-nor C3,3-disubstituted steroids of Formula (I):and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein, and A is a heteroaryl ring system comprising 3 or 4 nitrogens as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and / or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and / or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.

The invention relates to a drug for treating the nerve functional disturbance after the withdrawal of opium matters. The drug is a compound preparation which is composed of atropine and baclofen in the mass ratio of 1:1-10. The drug has the main function that the nerve functional disturbance syndrome which is caused by the withdrawal after opioid addiction can be inhibited. The compound preparation can well inhibit the withdrawal syndrome, which is beneficial for the physical recovery. The detoxification drug with the advantages of low use cost, safety, reliability, strong scientificity, and insignificant toxicity and side effects can shorten the withdrawal time relieve or partially remove the nerve functional disturbance syndrome after the withdrawal of the narcotics, and can be used as an ideal detoxification drug.

The invention belongs to the biological gene engineering field, relating to a production method of recombined adenovirus expressing endogenous opioid peptides (Beta-endorphin) and having curative effect to withdrawal syndrome, and a method for curing the withdrawal syndrome by utilizing the recombined adenovirus. The methods can also be used in the gene therapy of other diseases.

The present invention relates to new use of medulliadrenal chromaffin cells or opioid-peptidergic cells, in particular to their use for treating and / or relieving withdrawal syndrome resulting from drug addiction or drug abuse.