Sorbic and benzoic acid and derivatives thereof enhance the activity of a neuropharmaceutical
申请人:Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
公开号:US10039730B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-07
Methods and compositions are provided for treating neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, attention deficit disorder, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and bipolar disorder. The methods entail administering to a patient diagnosed as having a neuropsychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, depression, attention deficit disorder, mild cognitive impairment, dementia bipolar disorder, etc.) or as at risk for a neuropsychiatric disorder a benzoic acid, benzoic acid salt, and/or benzoic acid derivative, and/or a sorbic acid, sorbic acid salt, and/or sorbic acid derivative, in combination with a neuropharmacological agent (e.g., an antipsychotic, an antidepressant, medications for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, cognitive impairment, or dementia, etc.) where the benzoic acid, benzoic acid salt, or benzoic acid derivative, and/or a sorbic acid, sorbic acid salt, and/or sorbic acid derivative, is in an amount sufficient to increase the efficacy of the neuropharmacological agent.
本文提供了治疗神经精神疾病(如精神分裂症、抑郁症、注意力缺陷障碍、轻度认知障碍、痴呆症和双相情感障碍)的方法和组合物。这些方法需要给被诊断为患有神经精神障碍(如精神分裂症、抑郁症、注意力缺陷障碍、轻度认知障碍、痴呆症、双相情感障碍等)或有神经精神障碍风险的患者施用苯甲酸、苯甲酸盐和/或苯甲酸衍生物和/或山梨酸、山梨酸盐和/或山梨酸衍生物,并与神经药剂(如抗精神病药、抗精神病药、抗精神病药、抗精神病药)结合使用、其中苯甲酸、苯甲酸盐或苯甲酸衍生物和/或山梨酸、山梨酸盐和/或山梨酸衍生物的用量足以提高神经药剂的药效。