Pharmaceutical compositions for reducing amyloid deposition, amyloid neurotoxicity, and microgliosis
US8236347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P25/28
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for reducing Aβ deposition, Aβ neurotoxicity and microgliosis in an animal or human afflicted with a cerebral amyloidogenic disease, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), by administering therapeutically effective amounts of the (R)-enantiomer of the dihydropyridine compound nilvadipine, also known as (−)-nilvadipine, to the animal or human. Further provided are methods for reducing the risk of Aβ deposition, Aβ neurotoxicity and microgliosis in animals or humans suffering from traumatic brain injury by administering (−)-nilvadipine after the traumatic brain injury and continuing treatment for a prescribed period of time thereafter.
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