Uses of a carotenoid in the treatment or prevention of stress induced conditions
AssigneeGat Therapeutics, S.L.
InventorsEugenia Ruiz Canovas, Xavier Álvarez Micó, Olga Durany Turk, Jordi Segura De Yebra, Jaume Mercadé Roca
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Abstract
The invention relates to a carotenoid for use in the treatment or prevention of stress induced conditions, and in particular it relates to the treatment or prevention of a disease mediated by glucocorticoid receptor activity. The invention also relates to a cosmetic method for preventing premature-aging of skin in a subject which comprises administering a carotenoid to said subject. Finally, the invention relates to a method for modulating the activity of a glucocorticoid receptor comprising contacting the receptor with a carotenoid.
Claims5
A method for treating a disease mediated by glucocorticoid receptor activity in a subject, which comprises administering to the subject a carotenoid which is the xanthophyll amarouciaxanthin A, and wherein the treating is by antagonizing the glucocorticoid receptor, and wherein the disease mediated by glucocorticoid receptor activity is selected from the group consisting of metabolic syndrome, Cushing's syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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