USE OF COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM BENZAMIDINE METHANESULPHONATE OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, FOR EXAMPLE IMATINIB MESYLATE, FOR THE PREPARATION O F A DRUG FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE NIEMANN-PICK C DISEASE (NPC)

USE OF COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM BENZAMIDINE METHANESULPHONATE OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, FOR EXAMPLE IMATINIB MESYLATE, FOR THE PREPARATION O F A DRUG FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE NIEMANN-PICK C DISEASE (NPC)

This invention relates to the use of imatinib mesylate for the treatment of metabolism disorders characterized by neurodegeneration, in particular a metabolism disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize lipids such as in persons with Niemann-Pick Type C disease. More specifically, this inv...

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Hauptverfasser: ZANLUNGO MATSUHIRO SILVANA, ALVAREZ ROJAS ALEJANDRA, BRONFMAN CACERES FRANCISCA
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Zusammenfassung:This invention relates to the use of imatinib mesylate for the treatment of metabolism disorders characterized by neurodegeneration, in particular a metabolism disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize lipids such as in persons with Niemann-Pick Type C disease. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of treating neurodegenerative disease, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound derived from imatinib mesylate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.