Patent ID: 8404686

Claim:
A method of treating neuropathic pain in a neuropathy caused by a chemotherapy drug, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an AT 2 receptor antagonist selected from compounds represented by formula (X) or pharmaceutically compatible salts thereof: wherein X is selected from CH or nitrogen; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from phenyl, substituted phenyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, substituted C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl and heteroaryl; and R 6 and R 8 are independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, substituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, phenyl, phenyloxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, benzylamino, biphenyl, substituted biphenyl, biphenyloxy, substituted biphenyloxy, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, provided that one of R 6 and R 8 is not hydrogen.