Pharmaceutical compositions containing as active components 2-aminomethyl-5-benzyloxyindoles derivatives, including the N-propinyl, N-2-butinyl and N-2,3-butadinylderivatives which are potent inhibitors of monoaminoxydase A and B of rat liver and brain, as well as of the human brain, with marked selectivity for the in vitro and in vivo inhibition of monoaminoxydase B, preferably on the A. In relation to said selectivity of inhibition of monoaminoxydase B, as well as to their capacity to neutralize in laboratory animals the neurotoxic action of MPTP and other neurotoxines, the disclosed compounds are useful for the treatment of cerebral neurodegenerative processes, and particularly for the treatment of Parkinson and Alzheimer diseases.
                            含有作为活性成分的 2-
氨基甲基-
5-苄氧基吲哚衍
生物的药物组合物,包括 N-丙基、N-2-丁基和 N-2,3-丁基二羟基衍
生物,它们是大鼠肝脏和大脑以及人脑中单胺氧化酶 A 和 B 的强效
抑制剂,对体外和体内单胺氧化酶 B 具有明显的选择性抑制作用,尤其是对 A 的抑制作用。鉴于上述抑制单胺氧化酶 B 的选择性,以及其在实验动物体内中和 M
PTP 和其他神经毒素的神经毒性作用的能力,所公开的化合物可用于治疗脑神经变性过程,特别是帕
金森病和阿尔茨海默病的治疗。