S-t-BUTYL PROTECTED CYSTEINE DI-PEPTIDE ANALOGS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

Abstract

S-t-butyl protected cysteine di-peptide analogs and related compounds and methods of using these compounds for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions, including but not limited to diseases and/or conditions of Central Nervous System (CNS).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A compound of formula I: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where 
         R 1  is selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CH 2 -phenyl, and phenyl, 
         R 4  is selected from the group consisting of H; C(O)R 2 ; 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         R 2  is selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CH 2 -phenyl, and phenyl; and 
         R 3  is selected from the group consisting of H, CH 3 , CH 2 -phenyl, CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CH 2 OH, 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof. 
       
     
     
         2 . A compound of formula II 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where 
         R 1  is selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CH 2 -phenyl, and phenyl; 
         R 4  is selected from the group consisting of H and 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         R 2  is selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CH 2 -phenyl, and phenyl; and 
         R 3  is selected from the group consisting of H, CH 3 , CH 2 -phenyl, CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CH 2 OH, 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof. 
       
     
     
         2 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of  claim 1  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 
     
     
         3 . A method of treating a disease or condition of the Central Nervous System (CNS) selected from the group consisting of schizophrenia, drug craving, drug addiction, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive dysfunction, multiple sclerosis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ischemic stroke, HIV dementia, and Huntington's disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said disease or condition of central nervous system is schizophrenia. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising administering to a subject in need thereof:
 a) a first generation anti-psychotic agent selected from the group consisting of chlorpromazine, thioridazine, mesoridazine, loxapine, molindone, perphenazine, thiothixene, trifluoperazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine, droperidol, zuclopenthixol and prochlorperazineperphenazine, and/or   b) a second generation anti-psychotic agent selected from the group consisting of amisulpride, aripiprazole, asenapine, blonanserin, clotiapine, clozapine, iloperidone, lurasidone, mosapramine, olanzapine, paliperidone, perospirone, quetiapine, remoxipride, risperidone, sertindole, sulpiride, ziprasidone, zotepine, bifeprunox (DU-127,090), pimavanserin (ACP-103), and vabicaserin (SCA-136).