Composition for use in prophylaxis and or treatment
AssigneeBiorevive Pty., Ltd.
InventorsNeil McGregor, Henry Butt, Richard Dunstan, Timothy Roberts
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a composition for use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of pain. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composition for use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of chronic neuromuscular pain. The composition of the present invention is particularly useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of chronic neuromuscular pain such as, for example, fibromylagia, myofascial pain, repetitive strain injury or overuse syndromes, and cytokine-mediated cancer and chemotherapy associated pain.
Claims20
A composition comprising an amino acid for use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of one or more symptoms of chronic neuromuscular pain.
A composition comprising an amino acid together with an oligosaccharide and/or monosaccharide for use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of one or more symptoms of chronic neuromuscular pain.
A method for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of one or more symptoms of chronic neuromuscular pain in a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a composition comprising an amino acid.
A method for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of one or more symptoms of chronic neuromuscular pain in a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a composition comprising an amino acid together with an oligosaccharide and/or monosaccharide.
A method according to 10 wherein said branched chain amino acid is leucine, valine and/or isoleucine.
Use of:
- i) asparagine;
- ii) a branched chain amino acid,
- iii) an amino acid selected from the group consisting of alanine, aspartate and glutamine;
- and
- iv) an amino acid selected from the group consisting of arginine, lysine and ornithine;
- optionally together with at least one of:
- v) a glucose-containing oligosaccharide;
- and
- vi) a monosaccharide
- in the manufacture of a medicament for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of one or more symptoms of chronic neuromuscular pain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.