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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Sarvajit Chakravarty, Mountain View, CA (US);
Barry Patrick Hart, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rajendra Parasmal Jain, Pune, IN (US);
Sarvajit Chakravarty, Mountain View, CA (US);
Barry Patrick Hart, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rajendra Parasmal Jain, Pune, IN (US);
Medivation Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to pyrido[4,3-b]indole and pyrido[3,4-b]indole derivatives. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are also provided, as are methods of using the compounds in a variety of therapeutic applications, including the treatment of a cognitive disorder, psychotic disorder, neurotransmitter-mediated disorder and/or a neuronal disorder. The compounds may bind to and antagonize receptor α, αor α. The compounds may find use in therapy, e.g., to (i) reduce blood pressure and/or (ii) promote renal blood flow and/or (iii) decrease or inhibit sodium reabsorption, or to regulate blood glucose level, increase insulin secretion and treat diseases or conditions that are, or are expected to be, responsive to an increase in insulin production. The compounds may also be used to treat diseases or conditions that are expected to be responsive to a decrease in blood pressure. Use of the compounds to treat cardiovascular, renal disorders or type 2 diabetes is particularly described.