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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Jürg R. Pfister, Los Altos, CA (US);
Meenakshi S. Venkatraman, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiaoming Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jürg R. Pfister, Los Altos, CA (US);
Meenakshi S. Venkatraman, Fremont, CA (US);
Xiaoming Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
CoMentis, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/439 (2006.01); C07D 401/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds and formulations capable of affecting nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), for example, as modulators of specific nicotinic receptor subtypes (specifically, the alpha7 nAChR subtype). The present invention also relates to methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, particularly those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.