Abstract: Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse and/or gastrointestinal tract disorders.

Abstract: Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylocholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse and or gastrointestinal tract disorders.

Abstract: Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse and/or gastrointestinal tract disorders.

Abstract: Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylocholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse and or gastrointestinal tract disorders.

Abstract: Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylocholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse and or gastrointestinal tract disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) ?7 subunit having a substitution within its second transmembrane (TM2) domain. Specifically, the sixth amino acid position within the TM2 domain has the point mutation T?S, such that threonine-244 becomes serine-244. Advantageously, the ?7 variant of the present invention retains the essential drug sensitivities of the wild-type ?7 receptor, but does not exhibit the response-limiting form of fast desensitization. Therefore, the ?7 variant is a “gain of function” mutant that is particularly useful for testing new pharmacological agents. The present invention includes the T6?S variant TM2 domain, T6?S variant ?7 subunit, and T6?S variant nACh receptor polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, recombinant hosts expressing these polynucleotides, and assays utilizing the T6?S variant TM2 domain, T6?S variant ?7 subunit, and/or T6?S variant nACh receptor.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods for treating or preventing neurological disorders characterized by dysfunction of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by administering 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl heptanoate (TMPH), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the patient. In another aspect, the present invention pertains to pharmaceutical compositions containing TMPH, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another aspect, the present invention pertains to methods for selectively inhibiting nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that lack an ?5, ?6, or ?3 subunit by contacting an effective amount of TMPH, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the receptor. The method for selectively inhibiting nicotinic acethylcholine receptors that lack an ?5 subunit can be carried out in vivo or in vitro.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods for treating or preventing neurological disorders characterized by dysfunction of nicotine acetylcholine receptors by co-administration of metanicotine and at least one compound which exhibits antagonist activity, or both agonistic and antagonist activity, toward one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. The subject invention, in another aspect, pertains to pharmaceutical compositions containing metanicotine and at least one compound which exhibits antagonistic activity, or both agonistic and antagonistic activity, toward one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions for benzylidene- and cinnamylidene-anabaseines and methods for using these compositions for treating conditions associated with defects or malfunctioning of nicotinic subtypes brain receptors. These compositions target the alpha7 receptor subtype with little or no activation of the alpha4beta2 or other receptor subtypes.