申请人:Douglass, III James G.
公开号:US20100160250A1
公开(公告)日:2010-06-24
This invention provides a method for inhibiting the release of interleukin-1β in a mammal. This invention also provides a method for preventing or treating pulmonary diseases, ophthalmic diseases, and autoimmune diseases that are associated with inflammation or inflammatory conditions. The invention also provides a method for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases, or pain in a mammal. The method comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a mononucleoside compound, which is an antagonist of P2X
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这项发明提供了一种抑制哺乳动物体内白细胞介素-1β释放的方法。该发明还提供了一种预防或治疗与炎症或炎症性疾病相关的肺部疾病、眼科疾病和自身免疫疾病的方法。该发明还提供了一种预防或治疗哺乳动物体内神经退行性疾病或疼痛的方法。该方法包括向需要的哺乳动物体内施用一种单核苷酸化合物的治疗有效剂量,该化合物是P2X7受体的拮抗剂。