BERGEN, H. ROBERT;FURR, HAROLD C.;OLSON, JAMES A., J. LABELL. COMPOUNDS AND RADIOPHARM., 25,(1988) N 1, 11-21
作者:BERGEN, H. ROBERT、FURR, HAROLD C.、OLSON, JAMES A.
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日期:——
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING MACULAR DEGENERATION
申请人:Washington Ilyas
公开号:US20110034554A1
公开(公告)日:2011-02-10
Methods of retarding formation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina and of treating or ameliorating the effects of a disease characterized by an accumulation of a lipofuscin pigment in a retina are provided. These methods include the step of administering to a patient in need thereof a substituted C
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-retinoid in an amount sufficient to reduce accumulation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina. Further provided are methods of retarding formation of A2E and/or ATR-dimer by replacing an all-frans-retinal (ATR) substrate with a C
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-D
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-retinal substrate under conditions sufficient to impede the formation of A2E. Compositions for retarding formation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina containing a substituted C
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-retinoid and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided.