Benzothiazole and related compounds

A compound according to Formula VII:

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:
• subscripts n and p are each independently 0, 1 or 2;
• subscript q is 4;
• and
• each R1 and each R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, amino, substituted amino, aryl, substituted aryl, carboxyl, carboxyl esters, cyano, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, sulfonyl, substituted sulfonyl, thiol, thioalkyl, and nitro.