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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Charles Gluchowski, Danville, CA (US);
Carlos C. Forray, Paramus, NJ (US);
George Chiu, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Theresa A. Branchek, Teaneck, NJ (US);
John M. Wetzel, Elmwood Park, NJ (US);
Paul R. Hartig, Pennington, NJ (US);
Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corporation, Paramus, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of treating benign prostatic hyperplasia in a subject which comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound which binds to a human &agr; adrenergic receptor with a binding affinity greater than ten-fold higher than the binding affinity with which the compound binds to a human &agr; adrenergic receptor, a human &agr; adrenergic receptor, and a human histamine H receptor, and, binds to a human &agr; adrenergic receptor with a binding affinity which is greater than ten-fold lower than the binding affinity with which the compound binds to such &agr; adrenergic receptor. Compounds meeting these criteria are provided.