This invention describes methods for treating conditions associated with an β-amyloid peptide, such as Alzheimer's disease or Down's Syndrome, in a mammal which comprises administering to the mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a derivative of a vacuolar adenotriphosphatase inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof. This invention also describes methods for treating conditions associated with β-amyloid-associated toxicity in a mammal which comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of a bafilomycin or concanamycin antibiotic or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof.
本发明描述了治疗哺乳动物体内与β-淀粉样蛋白肽相关的病症(如阿尔茨海默病或唐氏综合征)的方法,其中包括向有需要的哺乳动物施用有效量的空泡腺
三磷酸酶
抑制剂衍
生物或其药学上可接受的盐或原药。本发明还描述了治疗哺乳动物与β-淀粉样蛋白相关毒性有关的病症的方法,其中包括向哺乳动物施用有效量的巴佛霉素或
金霉素抗生素或其药学上可接受的盐或原药。