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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Peter Crooks, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Linda Dwoskin, Lexington, KY (US);
Guangrong Zheng, Lexington, KY (US);
Sangeetha Sumithran, Lexington, KY (US);
David Allen, Rootstown, OH (US);
Zhenfa Zhang, Lexington, KY (US);
Paul Lockman, Amarillo, TX (US);
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
Provided are bis-quaternary ammonium cyclophane compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse, and or gastrointestinal tract disorders.