Use of lamotrigine for treating AIDS-related neural disorders
AssigneeRhone-Poulenc Rorer S.A.
InventorsAnne Bousseau, Adam Doble, Erik Louvel
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Abstract
The use of lamotrigine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for treating AIDS-related neuronal disorders is disclosed.
Claims4
A method for increasing neuronal survival in the presence of GP-120 protein in a host infected with the HIV-1 virus, comprising administering to a host in need thereof an effective amount of lamotrigine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A method for reducing neuronal death induced by the GP-120 protein in a host infected with the HIV-1 virus, comprising administering to a host in need thereof an effective amount of lamotrigine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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