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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2003
Taeyoung Yoon, Guilford, CT (US);
Ping GE, Durham, CT (US);
Stéphane DE Lombaert, Madison, CT (US);
Raymond F. Horvath, Guilford, CT (US);
Dario Doller, Wallingford, CT (US);
Kevin J. Hodgetts, Kilingworth, CT (US);
LU Yan Zhang, Branford, CT (US);
Bernd Kaiser, Wallingford, CT (US);
Xuechun Zhang, Branford, CT (US);
Yasuchika Yamaguchi, Guilford, CT (US);
Cunyu Zhang, Morrisville, NC (US);
Jim Darrow, Wallingford, CT (US);
Taeyoung Yoon, Guilford, CT (US);
Ping Ge, Durham, CT (US);
Stéphane De Lombaert, Madison, CT (US);
Raymond F. Horvath, Guilford, CT (US);
Dario Doller, Wallingford, CT (US);
Kevin J. Hodgetts, Kilingworth, CT (US);
Lu Yan Zhang, Branford, CT (US);
Bernd Kaiser, Wallingford, CT (US);
Xuechun Zhang, Branford, CT (US);
Yasuchika Yamaguchi, Guilford, CT (US);
Cunyu Zhang, Morrisville, NC (US);
Jim Darrow, Wallingford, CT (US);
Neurogen Corporation, Branford, CT (US);
Abstract
Novel 5-substituted-2-arylpyrazine compounds are provided. Such compounds can act as selective modulators or CRF receptors. Compounds of the invention are provided by the following formula: The 5-substituted-2-arylpyrazine compounds provided herein are useful in the treatment of a number of CNS and periphercal disorders, particularly stress, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disorders, and eating disorders. Methods of treatment of such disorders and well as packaged pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Compounds provided are also useful as probes for the localization of CRF receptors and as standards in assays for CRF receptor binding. Methods of using the compounds in receptor localization studies are given.