COMPOUNDS WHICH SELECTIVELY MODULATE THE CB2 RECEPTOR

• Main Authors: BARTOLOZZI, ALESSANDRA, RIETHER, DORIS, SCOTT, ROBERT, JOHN, MUSHI, INNOCENT, AMOUZEGH, PATRICIA, BLUMIRE, NIGEL JAMES, ERMANN, MONIKA, ZINDELL, RENEE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 01.08.2012
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

Compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.