Use for topsentin compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing same
AssigneesThe Regents of the Univ. of California, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Inst. Inc.
InventorsOliver J. McConnell, Gabriel Saucy, Robert Jacobs
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Abstract
A novel use for the class of biologically active bis-indole alkaloid compounds, which have been named topsentins, nortopsentins, or dragmacidins, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods of producing the compounds, and methods of using the compounds are disclosed. Specifically, the novel utility pertains to the anti-inflammatory properties exhibited by the bis-indole compounds and their analogs.
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A method for inhibiting or controlling inflammation, said method comprising administering to a patient in need of inhibition or control of inflammation an effective amount of a bis-indole compound, wherein said bis-indole compound is selected from the group consisting of topsentin, nortopsentin, dragmacidin, and an analog, salt or derivative thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.