[EN] BINARY COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN NO-DONOR AND AN A-SMASE INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES<br/>[FR] COMPOSITIONS BINAIRES COMPRENANT UN DONNEUR D'OXYDE NITRIQUE ET UN INHIBITEUR DE L'A-SMASE, SERVANT AU TRAITEMENT DE MALADIES RESPIRATOIRES
申请人:PHARMAPATENTS GLOBAL LTD
公开号:WO2010035047A1
公开(公告)日:2010-04-01
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an A-SMase inhibitor and/or a NO-donor. Preferred A-SMase inhibitors are tricyclic antidepressants, most preferably amitriptyline. A preferred NO-donor is arginine. Preferably the pharmaceutical composition comprises an A-SMase inhibitor and a NO-donor, which preferably act synergistically to inhibit A-SMase. The pharmaceutical composition is suitable for treating or preventing respiratory disorders such as chronic cough, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. Preferably the pharmaceutical composition is administered by inhalation. The present invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing respiratory disorders, methods of inhibiting A-SMase, and assays for investigating the effect of test compounds upon A-SMase activity in vitro.