申请人:KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD.
公开号:EP1645286A1
公开(公告)日:2006-04-12
An object of the present invention is to provide a nerve regenerating drug, an agent for the promotion of neuropoiesis of a neural stem cell, a neuron obtained by culturing a neural stem cell in the presence of the agent for the promotion of neuropoiesis, and a method of the manufacture of the neuron.
In order to achieve the object, the invention provides a nerve regenerating drug comprising a substance that inhibits the activity of glycogen synthase kinase-3, as an active ingredient; an agent for the promotion of neuropoiesis of a neural stem cell comprising the substance as an active ingredient; a neuron obtained by culturing a neural stem cell in the presence of the agent for the promotion of neuropoiesis; and a method of the manufacture of the neuron.
The medical drug according to the invention is useful as a therapeutic drug for neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Down's disease, cerebrovascular disorder, cerebral stroke, spinal cord injury, Huntington's chorea, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, epilepsy, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, depression and manic depressive psychosis.
本发明的一个目标是提供一种神经再生药物,一种促进神经干细胞神经生成的药物,通过在促进神经生成的药物存在下培养神经干细胞获得的神经元,以及神经元的制造方法。为了实现这一目标,该发明提供了一种包含抑制糖原合成酶激酶-3活性物质为活性成分的神经再生药物;一种包含该物质为活性成分的促进神经干细胞神经生成的药物;通过在促进神经生成的药物存在下培养神经干细胞获得的神经元;以及神经元的制造方法。根据本发明的医药可用作治疗帕金森病、阿尔茨海默病、唐氏综合征、脑血管疾病、脑卒中、脊髓损伤、亨廷顿舞蹈症、多发性硬化、肌萎缩侧索硬化、癫痫、焦虑症、精神分裂症、抑郁症和躁郁症等神经疾病的治疗药物。