Method for treating hypoxia
US4914094A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/55
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for curing and/or improving hypoxia characterized by administering a compound represented by the general formula (1), ##STR1## said compounds have been known in prior art literatures, for example, as carbostyril derivatives in Japanese Patent Kokai No. 54-160389 (1979), etc., as benzoxazine derivatives in Japanese Patent Kokai No. 59-70675 (1984), and as benzoazepine derivatives in Japanese Patent Kokai No. 57-193461 (1982), and they have been known as central nervous system controlling agents and antihistaminic agents. The present invention was established on the basis of the findings that the compounds represented by the general formula (1) possess excellent pharmacological activities for curing and/or improving hypoxia and also possess excellent anti-oxidative activities, which could not have been anticipated from the disclosures in the prior art literatures.
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