The invention concerns substituted
1-piperidin-4-yl-4-azetidin-3-yl-piperazine having neurokinin
antagonistic activity, in particular NK.sub.1 and
NK.sub.1/NK.sub.3-antagonistic activity, their preparation, compositions
comprising them and their use as a medicine, in particular for the
treatment of schizophrenia, emesis, anxiety, depression, irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS), circadian rhythm disturbances, pain, neurogenic
inflammation, asthma, micturition disorders such as urinary incontinence
and nociception. The compounds according to the invention can be
represented by general Formula (I) and comprises also the
pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts thereof, the
stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, the N-oxide form thereof and
prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined as in Claim 1. In
view of their capability to antagonize the actions of tachykinins by
blocking the neurokinin receptors, and in particular antagonizing the
actions of substance P by blocking the NK receptors, the compounds
according to the invention are useful as a medicine, in particular in the
prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of tachykinin-mediated conditions,
such as, for instance CNS disorders, in particular depression, anxiety
disorders, stress-related disorders, sleep disorders, cognitive
disorders, personality disorders, schizoaffective disorders, eating
disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction disorders, mood
disorders, sexual dysfunction, pain and other CNS-related conditions;
inflammation; allergic disorders; emesis; gastrointestinal disorders, in
particular irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); skin disorders; vasospastic
diseases; fibrosing and collagen diseases; disorders related to immune
enhancement or suppression and rheumatic diseases and body weight
control.