Pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the infection with AIDS virus
AssigneeZaidan Hojin Biseibutsu Kagaku Kenkyu Kai
InventorsShinichi Kondo, Yoko Ikeda, Masa Hamada, Tomio Takeuchi, Hiroo Hoshino
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
D-.beta.-Lysylmethanediamine represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## or a salt or a hydrate thereof has now been found to have an activity of inhibiting the infection with AIDS virus (a virus causative of acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome), mamely HIV. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the above compound or a salt or hydrate thereof as active ingredient is provided and expectable as one of remedial agents for treating AIDS which is now thought to be difficult to cure.
Claims1
A method for inhibiting infection of human T-cells with AIDS virus, which comprises treating human T-cells in vitro with D-.beta.-lysylmethanediamine of the formula (I) ##STR4## pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof in an effective amount to inhibit the infection with said AIDS virus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.