PYRROLOPYRIMIDINE AND PYRROLOPYRIDIMINE DERIVATIVES SUBSTITUTED WITH CYCLIC AMINO GROUP

• Main Authors: TAKETOSHI OKUBO, MARCEL G. M. LUYCKX, JEAN-PIERRE, LUDO E. J. KENNIS, ROBERT, DAI NOZAWA, ATSURO NAKAZATO, TOMOKO TAMITA, MIKAKO YAMAGUCHI, FRANS M. A. VAN DEN KEYBUS, YVES E. M. VAN ROSSBROECK, MARCEL F. L. DE BRUYN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.10.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAININGELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN,SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM; 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

An object of the present invention is to provide an antagonist against CRF receptors which is effective as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diseases in which CRF is considered to be involved, such as depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, eating disorder, hypertension, gastric diseases, drug dependence, epilepsy, cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia, cerebral edema, cephalic external wound, inflammation, immunity-related diseases, alopecia, irritable bowel syndrome, sleep disorders, epilepsy, dermatitides, schizophrenia, etc. [SOLUTION] A pyrrolopyrimidine or pyrrolopyridine derivative substituted with a cyclic amino group represented by the following formula [I]: has a high affinity for CRF receptors and is effective against diseases in which CRF is considered to be involved.