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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2003
Merouane Bencherif, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Craig Harrison Miller, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Gregory D. Hawkins, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Balwinder S. Bhatti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Merouane Bencherif, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Craig Harrison Miller, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Gregory D. Hawkins, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Balwinder S. Bhatti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Targacept, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
Patients susceptible to or suffering from disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, which are characterized by an alteration in normal neurotransmitter release, such as dopamine release (e.g., Parkinsonism, Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome, attention deficient disorder, or schizophrenia), are treated by administering a 1-aza-2-(3-pyridyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, a 1-aza-2-(3-pyridyl)bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, a 1-aza-2-(3-pyridyl)bicyclo[3.2.1]octane, a 1-aza-2-(3-pyridyl)bicyclo[3.2.2]nonane, a 1-aza-7-(3-pyridyl) bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, a 1-aza-3-(3-pyridyl)bicyclo[3.2.2]nonane, or a 1-aza-7-(3-pyridyl)bicyclo[3.2.2]nonane. The compounds can exist as individual stereoisomers, racemic mixtures, diastereomers and the like.