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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan Fletcher, Cleveland, GB;
Lars Jacob Stray Knutsen, Berkshire, GB;
Richard H. P. Porter, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Scott Murray Weiss, Berkshire, GB;
Robin Shepherd, late of Berkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Vernalis Research Limited, Wokingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/147 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/147 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of (±)-R*,S*)-alpha-2-piperidnyl-2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4-quinolinemthanol and in particular (−)-(11S,2′R)-alpha-2-piperidnyl-2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4-quinolinemthanol in the treatment of disorders in which the reduction of purinergic neurotransmission could be beneficial. The invention relates in particular to adenosine receptors, and particularly adenosine A2a receptors and to the treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.