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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2007
Yingxian Xiao, Potomac, MD (US);
Kenneth J. Kellar, Potomac, MD (US);
Yingxian Xiao, Potomac, MD (US);
Kenneth J. Kellar, Potomac, MD (US);
Potomac Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Potomac, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses nicotinic desensitizers and methods of selecting, testing, and using them. The present invention provides methods for selecting nicotinic desensitizers from one or more compounds by using receptor, cell, and tissue models; and methods for testing one or more nicotinic desensitizers for their therapeutic utility by using animal models. The present invention also provides compounds of formula (I) and (II) as nicotinic desensitizers. Nicotinic desensitizers of the present invention are useful for the treatment of a wide range of conditions, diseases, and disorders.