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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2004
William S. Caldwell, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Gary M. Dull, Lewisville, NC (US);
Balwinder S. Bhatti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Srishailkumar B. Hadimani, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Haeil Park, Kangwon-do, KR;
Jared M. Wagner, Stillwater, OK (US);
Peter A. Crooks, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Patrick M. Lippiello, Lewisville, NC (US);
Merouane Bencherif, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
William S. Caldwell, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Gary M. Dull, Lewisville, NC (US);
Balwinder S. Bhatti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Srishailkumar B. Hadimani, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Haeil Park, Kangwon-do, KR;
Jared M. Wagner, Stillwater, OK (US);
Peter A. Crooks, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Patrick M. Lippiello, Lewisville, NC (US);
Merouane Bencherif, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Targacept, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to nicotinic compounds, in the form of aryl substituted olefinic compounds, as well as pro-drug, N-oxide, metabolite and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof. Methods of modulating neurotransmitter release via administration of the compounds, pro-drugs, N-oxides and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts are also disclosed.