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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Guolin Cai, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Pamela Albaugh, Carmel, IN (US);
Jun Yuan, Guilford, CT (US);
Neurogen Corporation, Branford, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are compounds of the formula: wherein X, Q, W and are as defined herein. These compounds are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAbrain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAbrain receptors and are therefore useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, depression, Down Syndrome, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are further provided. Compounds of the invention are also useful as probes for the localization of GABAreceptors in tissue samples.