CRF1 RECEPTOR LIGANDS COMPRISING HETEROARYL FUSED BICYCLES

摘要

Substituted heteroaryl fused pyridine and pyrazine compounds that act as selective modulators of CRFl receptors are provided. These compounds are useful in the treatment of a number of CNS and periphereal disorders, particularly stress, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, and eating disorders. Methods of treatment of such disorders as well as packaged pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Compounds provided herein are also useful as probes for the localization of CRF receptors and as standards in assays for CRF receptor binding. Methods of using the compounds in receptor localization studies are given.