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Methods of treatment using MAO-A and MAO-B inhibitors such as L-deprenyl

US6432991B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 2000
Grant dateAug 13, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/426
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Effects of MAO-A or MAO-B inhibitors such as L-deprenyl on both cerebral and peripheral vasculature, on non-vascular smooth muscle, on the nervous system, and on platelets, RBC, WBC, mast cells, macrophages, and glial cells are disclosed. The effects are the result of a mode of action for MAO-A or MAO-B inhibitors such as L-deprenyl which is totally unrelated to selective inhibition of MAO-A and/or MAO-B. Therapeutic methods of using MAO-A or MAO-B inhibitors such as L-deprenyl to treat a variety of disorders are disclosed.

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