Cannabinoids for use in treating or preventing cognitive impairment and dementia
AssigneeBionoria Research GmbH
InventorsDietmar Fuchs, Marcel Jenny, Eberhard Pirich
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to the use of at least one cannabinoid in the manufacture of a medicament for use in treating or preventing or in the manufacture of a dietary supplement for preventing a disease or condition benefiting from a reduced activity of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). The disease or condition to be treated or prevented is preferably selected from cognitive impairment or any kind of dementia.
Claims19
A method for the treatment of a disease or prevention of a condition benefiting from a reduced activity of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), the method comprising:
- preparing a dietary supplement or medicament comprising at least one cannabinoid, and
- administering to a human patient in need thereof an amount of said dietary supplement or medicament sufficient to reduce activity of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) for a period sufficient to treat or prevent said disease or condition.
A dietary supplement and/or medicament for preventing a disease or condition benefiting from a reduced activity of the enzyme IDO, wherein the dietary supplement or medicament comprises at least one cannabinoid, wherein the ratio THC:CBD (w/w) is from 1:20 to 1:1000.
A method for the treatment or prevention of cognitive impairment or dementia, the method comprising:
- diagnosing a human patient as having cognitive impairment or dementia possibly attributable to low tryptophan for serotonin biosynthesis,
- preparing a dietary supplement or medicament comprising at least one cannabinoid, and
- administering to said diagnosed human patient an amount of said dietary supplement or medicament sufficient to reduce activity of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) for a period sufficient to treat or prevent said disease or condition.
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