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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1990
Mary E Abreu, Baltimore, MD (US);
Waclaw Rzeszotarski, Millersville, MD (US);
Donald J Kyle, Baltimore, MD (US);
Roger N Hiner, Baltimore, MD (US);
Richard L Elliott, Baltimore, MD (US);
Nova Pharmaceutical Corporation, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) antagonist activity and thus provides a method of treating a wide range of stress-related disorders, including affective illnesses, such as depression and anxiety, as well as irritable bowel syndrome, anorexia nervosa, cardiovascular abnormalities and stress-induced immune suppression. The invention also relates to compounds (4-substituted thio-5-oxo-3-pyrazolines) and to pharmaceutical compositions suitable for use in such a method.