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Use of L-acetylcarnitine for the treatment of AIDS

US5656628A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 1994
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 27, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/22
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to the use of L-acylcarnitine for the preparation of a drug and a technique for relieving the disease symptoms appearing in AIDS by administering an L-acylcarnitine. The invention furthermore relates to a drug for this purpose, characterized in content by L-acylcarnitine as active principle. The preferred L-acylcarnitine is L-acetylcarnitine.

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