Method of treating an anxiety disorder
AssigneeKyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Kase, Naoki Seno, Shizuo Shiozaki, Minoru Kobayashi, Junya Kase
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Abstract
Anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, or the like, are treated by administering an effective amount of at least one adenosine A2A receptor antagonist to a patient in need thereof, optionally in combination with an anxiolytic(s) other than the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist.
Claims26
1-6. (canceled)
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 25, wherein the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist is represented by formula (II):
- wherein R11 represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group;
- R12 represents hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group;
- R13 represents hydrogen, halogen or —WR14 (in which W represents —O— or —S—;
- and R14 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group);
- and
- Q1 represents hydrogen or 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl,
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 25, wherein the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist is represented by formula (III):
- wherein R11A represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;
- R12A represents hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;
- m1 and n1 are independently an integer of 0 to 4;
- Q1A represents hydrogen or 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl;
- R15 represents hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyalic group, or —CR17R18R19 (in which R17, R18 and R19 independently represent hydrogen, hydroxy, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyalic group;
- or R18 and R19 are combined together with an adjacent carbon atom to form a substituted or unsubstituted carbon ring);
- and
- R16 represents hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, or substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl,
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 25, wherein the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist is a represented by formula (XII):
- R54 represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;
- W4 represents a single bond or —C(═O)—;
- and
- R55 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl,
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 25, wherein the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist is represented by formula (XVIII):
- R81 represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;
- W6 represents a single bond or —C(═O)—;
- and
- R82 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl,
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 30, wherein the anxiety disorder is panic disorder.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 30, wherein the anxiety disorder is agoraphobia.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 30, wherein the anxiety disorder is obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 25, wherein the anxiety disorder is social phobia.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 25, wherein the anxiety disorder is post-traumatic stress disorder.
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 25, wherein the anxiety disorder is specific phobia.
20-23. (canceled)
The method of treating an anxiety disorder according to claim 25, wherein the anxiety disorder is generalized anxiety disorder.
A method of treating an anxiety disorder, comprising administering an effective amount of at least one adenosine A2A receptor antagonist in combination with an anxiolytic other than the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist to a patient in need thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.