Method for preventing and treating cachexia
US5391376A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to method for preventing or treating cachexia in a mammal based on the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-cachexia agent. Suitable agents include ADP-ribose-polymerase inhibitors, ADP-ribose-transferase inhibitors, NADase inhibitors, nicotinamide benzamide, theophylline, thymine and analogs thereof.
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