WO2001087308B1 - Treatment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome - Google Patents

Treatment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome

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WO2001087308B1
WO2001087308B1 PCT/US2001/010806 US0110806W WO0187308B1 WO 2001087308 B1 WO2001087308 B1 WO 2001087308B1 US 0110806 W US0110806 W US 0110806W WO 0187308 B1 WO0187308 B1 WO 0187308B1
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Robert B Mccall
Robert C Marshall
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Abstract

The present invention relates to the treatment of neuromuscular disorders and, more specifically, to the use of apomorphine, bromocriptine, pergolide, ropinirole, octahydropyrazolo[3,4-g]quinolines, and trans-(±)-substituted-5,5a,6,7,8,9-,9a,10-octahydropyrimido[4,5g]quinolines, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts to treat, or to prepare a medicament for treating, symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 29 October 2001 (29 10 01), new claims 20-34 added, remaining claims unchanged (3 pages)]
20 The method of claim 10 wherein said octahydropyrazolo[3,4-g]quιnolιne is a trans- (±)tereoιsomer existing as a tautomeπc pair of the formula
Figure imgf000002_0001
and formula
Figure imgf000002_0002
wherein R is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or allyl
21 The method of claim 20 wherein R is n-propyl
22 The method of claim 20 wherein said octahydropyrazolo[3,4-g]quιnohne is 4aS,8aS- 5-n-propyl-4.4a.5.6,7,8,8a.9-octahydro-lH(and 2H)-pyrazolo[3.4-g]quιnolιne or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
23 The method of claim 10 wherein said octahydropyrazolo[3 4-g]quιnolιne is quinpirole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
24 The method of claim 10 wherein the effective amount of said octahydropyrazolo[3.4- gjquinohne by oral administration is from about 0 3 to about 60 mg/kg/day
25 The method of claim 1 wherein said trans-(±)-substιtuted-5.5a,6,7,8.9-.9a.l0- octahydropyπmιdo[4.5-g]quιnohne is a trans-(±) racemate of the formula
Figure imgf000002_0003
-19- or stereoisomer thereof of formula
Figure imgf000003_0001
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R is CI - C3 alkyl or allyl, Rl is NH2, NHR3. NR4 R5 and R2 is H, CH3, CI or Br wherein R3 is methyl, ethyl or n-propyl, CI - C3 alkyl-CO, phenyl-CO or substituted phenyl-CO wherein said substituents are 1 or 2 members of the group: CI. F, Br, CH3. C2 H5, CH3 O. C2 H5 O and CF3: R4 and R5 are individually methyl, ethyl or n-propyl.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein said trans-(±)-substituted-5,5a,6,7,8.9-,9a.l0- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g]quinoline is trans-(±)-2-amino-6-n-propyl-5,5a,6,7, 8,9,9a, 10- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g Jquinoline.
27. The method of claim 25 wherein said trans-(±)-substιtuted-5.5a,6,7,8.9-.9a,10- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g]quinoline is trans-(-)-2-amino-6-n-propyl-5,5a,6,7.8.9,9a, 10- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g]quinoline.
28. The method of claim 25 wherein said trans-(±)-substituted-5.5a,6,7.8.9-.9a.l0- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g]quinoline is trans-(-)-2-amino-6-n-propyl-5.5a,6,7,8,9.9a,10- octahydropyrimido[4.5-g]quinoline dihydrochloride.
29. The method of claim 25 wherein said trans-(±)-substimted-5.5a.6,7,8.9-,9a,10- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g]quinoline is quinelorane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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30. The method of claim 25 wherein the effective amount of said trans-(±)-substituted- 5,5a,6,7,8,9-,9a,10- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g]quinoline for oral administration is from about 0.3 to about 400 mcg/kg/day.
31. The method of claim 25 wherein the effective amount of said trans-(±)-substituted- 5,5a,6,7,8,9-,9a,10- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g]quinoline for parenteral administration is from about 0.75 to about 100 mcg/kg/day.
32. Use of a compound to prepare a medicament for treating symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome wherein said compound selected from the group consisting of apomorphine, bromocriptine. pergolide. ropinirole, one of the octahydropyrazolo[3,4-g]quinolines. and one of the trans-(±)-substituted-5.5a.6.7,8,9-,9a,10- octahydropyrimido[4.5-g]quinolines. or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any said compound.
33. The use of the compound in claim 32 wherein the amount of apomorphine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is from about 0.25 to about 12 mg/patient/day, the amount of bromocriptine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is from about 2.5 to about 15 mg patient/day, the amount of pergolide or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is from about 0.75 to about 5 mg/patient/day, the amount of ropinirole or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is from about 0.25 to about 25 mg/patient/day, the amount of the octahydropyrazolo[3,4-g]quinoline or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is from about 0.3 to about 60 mg/kg/day, and the amount of the trans-(±)-substituted-5.5a,6,7,8.9-.9a,10- octahydropyrimido[4,5-g]quinoline or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is from about 0.3 to about 400 mcg/kg/day.
34. The use of the compounds disclosed herein for treating symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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