Substituted guanidines and derivatives thereof as modulators of neurotransmitter release and novel methodology for identifying neurotransmitter release blockers

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PATENT NO 5403861
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07833421

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Modulators of neurotransmitter release including substituted guanidines, N'-aminoguanidines, and N,N'N',N''-tetrasubstituted hydrazinedicarboximidamides, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods involving the use of such neurotransmitter release modulators for the treatment or prevention of pathophysiologic conditions characterized by the release of excessive or inappropriate levels of neurotransmitters. Also disclosed are screening assays for compounds which selectively inhibit glutamate release. Also disclosed are methods of blocking voltage sensitive sodium and calcium channels in mammalian nerve cells.

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WYETHFIVE GIRALDA FARMS MADISON NJ 07940 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Fischer, James B Cambridge, MA 22 226
Goldin, Stanley M Lexington, MA 25 319
Hu, Lain-Yen Bedford, MA 52 328
Katragadda, Subbarao Belmont, MA 21 185
Knapp, Andrew G Salem, MA 5 87
Margolin, Lee D Belmont, MA 4 77
Reddy, N Laxma Malden, MA 27 288

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