Partial agonists of the strychnine insensitive glycine modulatory site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor complex as neuropsychopharmacological agents

摘要

A method is disclosed for the treatment of neuropsychopharmacological disorders which are associated with or result from excessive activation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor complex, which method comprises administering an effective neuropsychopharmacological disorder-treating amount of a compound possessing partial agonist properties for the strychnine insensitive glycine modulatory sites of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. Exemplary of partial agonists which are useful in the method of the invention are 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid, and associated derivates thereof. Novel injectable pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.