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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1994
John F Keana, Eugene, OR (US);
Anthony P Guzikowski, Eugene, OR (US);
Daniel F Nogales, Nampa, ID (US);
Sui X Cai, Irvine, CA (US);
State of Oregon, acting by and through The Oregon State Board of Higher, , US;
Acea Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods of preparing azepines by a multistep synthesis including a Diels-Alder reaction. Also disclosed are methods of treating or preventing neuronal loss associated with stroke, ischemia, CNS trauma, hypoglycemia and surgery, as well as treating neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease and Down's syndrome, treating or preventing the adverse consequences of the hyperactivity of the excitatory amino acids, as well as treating anxiety, chronic pain, convulsions, inducing anesthesia and treating or preventing opiate tolerance are disclosed by administering to an animal in need of such treatment an azepine which has high binding to the NMDA glycine site.