Use of a CB1 Antagonist for Treating Side Effects and Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
申请人:BLACK Mark
公开号:US20080221078A1
公开(公告)日:2008-09-11
The present invention discloses and claims a method of treating cognition deficits in a patient suffering from schizophrenia by administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a CB1 receptor antagonist as described herein. In another aspect, this invention also discloses and claims a combination of one or more CB1 receptor antagonists and of one or more antipsychotic agents useful in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The combination of this invention provides synergistic results in that the combination improves positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, weight gain and catalepsy.
本发明揭示并声明了一种治疗患有精神分裂症的患者认知缺陷的方法,通过向该患者施用本文所述的CB1受体拮抗剂的治疗有效剂量。在另一个方面,本发明还揭示并声明了一种CB1受体拮抗剂和一种或多种抗精神病药物的组合,用于治疗精神障碍。本发明的这种组合提供了协同效果,改善了精神分裂症的阳性和阴性症状、体重增加和猫病。