UPREGULATION OF TYPE III ENDOTHELIAL CELL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE BY AGENTS THAT DISRUPT ACTIN CYTOSKELETAL ORGANIZATION
申请人:——
公开号:US20020082281A1
公开(公告)日:2002-06-27
A use for agents that disrupt actin cytoskeletal organization is provided. In the instant invention, agents that disrupt actin cytoskeletal organization are found to upregulate endothelial cell Nitric Oxide Synthase activity. As a result, agents that disrupt actin cytoskeletal organization are useful in treating or preventing conditions that result from the abnormally low expression and/or activity of endothelial cell Nitric Oxide Synthase. Such conditions include pulmonary hypertension, ischemic stroke, impotence, heart failure, hypoxia-induced conditions, insulin deficiency, progressive renal disease, gastric or esophageal motility syndrome, etc. Subjects thought to benefit mostly from such treatments include nonhyperlipidemics and nonhypercholesterolemics, but not necessarily exclude hyperlipidemics and hypercholesterolemics.
本发明提供了破坏肌动蛋白细胞骨架组织的制剂的用途。在本发明中,破坏肌动蛋白细胞骨架组织的制剂可上调内皮细胞一氧化氮合成酶的活性。因此,破坏肌动蛋白细胞骨架组织的制剂可用于治疗或预防因内皮细胞一氧化氮合成酶异常低表达和/或活性而导致的病症。这些病症包括肺动脉高压、缺血性中风、阳痿、心力衰竭、缺氧引起的病症、胰岛素缺乏、进行性肾病、胃或食管运动综合征等。被认为可从此类治疗中获益的对象主要包括非高脂血症患者和非高胆固醇患者,但不一定排除高脂血症患者和高胆固醇患者。