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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2020
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Amy Hauck Newman, Phoenix, MD (US);
Oluyomi M. Okunola-Bakare, Beltsville, MD (US);
Jianjing Cao, Ellicott City, MD (US);
THE USA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DHHS, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are bisarylmethylthioacetamides and bisarylmethylthioethylamines useful as inhibitors of monoamine transporters. The compounds are potent and/or selective inhibitors of dopamine (DA), serotonin (5-HT), and/or norepinephrine (NE) reuptake via their respective transporters, DAT, SERT and NET. Also disclosed are methods for eliciting a wake-promoting or cognitive or attention enhancing effect and for treating substance use disorders, attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder or other neuropsychiatric disorders sleep disorders or cognitive impairment using the compounds.