Method for treating Alzheimer's disease with folic acid
US6008221A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P25/28
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is provided for treating occlusive vascular disease or Alzheimer's disease, wherein the patient has at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine and at least moderately reduced blood levels of folate and vitamin B.sub.12, wherein the patient is treated with folic acid, a folate or a derivative thereof, and optionally vitamin B.sub.12, and optionally an organic nitrate such as isosorbide mononitrate or dinitrate, or an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin II antagonist, or a NEP/ACE inhibitor or a combination of two or more of the above.
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