Devices and methods of treating methamphetamine addiction and medical and behavioral consequences of methamphetamine use and of HIV infection
US10022383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K45/06
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating a condition of in a human patient comprising pharmacologically activating a translocator protein of 18 kDa (TSPO), wherein the condition is one of a chronic methamphetamine addiction, a medical consequence of methamphetamine use; a behavioral consequence of methamphetamine use, an HIV associated cognitive motor disorder, an HIV-associated neurodegenerative disorder, and a neuroinflammatory response.
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