Nitrate prodrugs able to release nitric oxide in a controlled and selective way and their use for prevention and treatment of inflammatory, ischemic and proliferative diseases
申请人:Scaramuzzino, Giovanni
公开号:EP1336602A1
公开(公告)日:2003-08-20
New pharmaceutical compounds of general formula (I): F-(X)q where q is an integer from 1 to 5, preferably 1; -F is chosen among drugs described in the text, -X is chosen among 4 groups -M, -T, -V and -Y as described in the text.
The compounds of general formula (I) are nitrate prodrugs which can release nitric oxide in vivo in a controlled and selective way and without hypotensive side effects and for this reason they are useful for the preparation of medicines for prevention and treatment of inflammatory, ischemic, degenerative and proliferative diseases of musculoskeletal, tegumental, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genito-urinary and central nervous systems.
Targetable diagnostic and/or therapeutically active agents, e.g. ultrasound contrast agents, comprising a suspension in an aqueous carrier liquid of a reporter comprising gas-containing or gas-generating material, said agent being capable of forming at least two types of binding pairs with a target.
Treatment of pain with combinations of nalbuphine and other kappa-opioid receptor agonists and opioid receptor antagonists
申请人:The Regents of the University of California
公开号:US20040180916A1
公开(公告)日:2004-09-16
Methods and compositions for treating, managing or ameliorating pain in a subject (preferably, a mammal, and more preferably, a human) comprising administration of a centrally acting (i.e., crosses the blood brain barrier) agonist of a &kgr;-opioid receptor and a centrally acting opioid antagonist such that the analgesia achieved by this administration is greater than with administration of either the &kgr;-opioid receptor agonist or the opioid antagonist alone. Preferably the &kgr;-opioid receptor is nalbuphine or a salt or prodrug of nalbuphine and the opioid antagonist is naloxone or a salt or prodrug of naloxone. Preferred methods of administration include mucosal (e.g. intranasal or pulmonary) and intravenous. Other &kgr;-opioid receptors include pentazocine and butorphanol.
Disclosed are hybrid opioid compounds, mixed opioid salts, compositions comprising the hybrid opioid compounds and mixed opioid salts, and methods of use thereof. More particularly, in one aspect the hybrid opioid compound includes at least two opioid compounds that are covalently bonded to a linker moiety. In another aspect, the hybrid opioid compound relates to mixed opioid salts comprising at least two different opioid compounds or an opioid compound and a different active agent. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, as well as to methods of treating pain in humans using the hybrid compounds and mixed opioid salts.
This invention discloses a treatment for a patient receiving medication to treat an attention deficit disorder such as ADHD wherein the treatment results in a loss of appetite and impairment of the patient's attentiveness. The treatment combines a treatment for an attention deficit disorder with an appetite stimulant, wherein the appetite stimulant increases the caloric intake of a patient, which can increase the patient's attentiveness. The combination treatment can be given for an indefinite, including, without limitation, life-long, to allow a patient to maintain normal caloric intake during treatment for an attention deficit disorder.