This invention concerns substituted
1-piperidin-3-yl-4-piperidin-4-yl-piperazine derivatives having
neurokinin antagonistic activity, in particular NK.sub.1 antagonistic
activity, a combined NK.sub.1/NK.sub.3 antagonistic activity and a
combined NK.sub.1/NK.sub.2/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 and
depression, irritable bowel syndrom (IBS), circadian rhythm disturbances,
visceral 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, Neurokinin A and Neurokinin B by blocking the
NK.sub.1, NK.sub.2 and NK.sub.3 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 schizoaffective disorders,
depression, anxiety disorders, stress-related disorders, sleep disorders,
cognitive disorders, personality 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.