| abstract |
Disclosed herein are compounds referred to as "fused pyrrolocarbazoles" which possess a variety of functional pharmacological activities including effect on the function and/or survival of trophic factor responsive cells; inhibition of enzymatic activity; inhibition of inflammation-associated responses; inhibition of cell growth associated with hyperproliferative states; and inhibition of developmentally programmed motoneuron death.. The disclosed compounds are represented by the following general formula: <CHEM> Methodologies for the synthetic production of fused pyrrolocarbazoles are also disclosed, as well as exemplary uses of the compounds. |