This invention pertains generally to processes, uses, methods and materials utilising particular xanthylium compounds, including compounds of formula (I) and (II), as further defined herein. These compounds are useful as drugs, for example, in the treatment of tauopathies, such as Alzheimer's disease.
Described are a compound of formula (II) or (III):
The compounds are effective in the treatment of disease, including a tauopathy condition or a disease of tau protein aggregation.
所述化合物为式 (II) 或 (III):
这些化合物可有效治疗疾病,包括牛头蛋白病症或牛头蛋白聚集症。