Treatment and prevention of ocular neurodegenerative disorder
AssigneeThe Jackson Laboratory
InventorsSimon W. M. John, Peter Alexander Williams
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Abstract
The invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutical composition containing nicotinamide (NAM) and/or pyruvate as a neuroprotective medicament or gene therapy in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular axon degeneration of neuronal tissue in ocular-related neurodegeneration diseases including glaucoma.
Claims20
A method of reducing axonal degeneration of a retinal ganglion cell and treating glaucoma in a subject in need thereof, comprising the step of orally administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of nicotinamide (NAM) and pyruvate to reduce axonal degeneration in a retinal ganglion cell and treat the glaucoma.
A method of preventing glaucoma in a subject in need thereof, comprising the step of orally administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of nicotinamide (NAM) and pyruvate to reduce axonal degeneration in a retinal ganglion cell and prevent glaucoma.
A method of improving visual function in a subject in need thereof, comprising the step of orally administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of nicotinamide (NAM) and pyruvate to reduce axonal degeneration in a retinal ganglion cell and improve visual function.
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