The invention relates to further medical uses of a polyglycerol derivative having a linear or dendritic polyglycerol backbone and carrying at least one thiol group covalently bound to the polyglycerol backbone, namely to its use as mucolytic; to its use in treating chronic sinusitis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, or bronchiectasis; and to its use in treating chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, constipation, gastrointestinal malabsorption syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, steatorrhea or diarrhea. The invention further relates to specific thiol-functionalized polyglycerol derivatives and to manufacturing methods for these polyglycerol derivatives.
本发明涉及一种具有线性或树枝状聚
甘油骨架并带有至少一个与聚
甘油骨架共价结合的
硫醇基团的聚
甘油衍
生物的进一步医疗用途,即用作粘液溶解剂;用于治疗慢性鼻窦炎、哮喘、慢性支气管炎、囊性纤维化、慢性阻塞性肺病、肺气肿或支气管扩张症;以及用于治疗慢性炎症性肠病、便秘、胃肠道吸收不良综合征、肠易激综合征、脂肪泻或腹泻。本发明还涉及特定的
硫醇官能化聚
甘油衍
生物以及这些聚
甘油衍
生物的制造方法。