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US 7,019,032 B2Granted
Agent for treating Parkinson's disease comprising astrocyte function-improving agent as active ingredient
AssigneeOno Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuto Itoyama, Hiroyuki Kato, Tsutomu Araki
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Abstract
An agent for preventing and/or treating Parkinson's disease or Parkinson's syndrome, comprising, as an active ingredient, an astrocyte function-improving agent is disclosed. The astrocyte function-improving agent is preferably a compound represented by formula (I), a non-toxic salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof: R5, R6, R11 and n are defined in the specification.
Claims2
A method for treating Parkinson's disease or Parkinson's syndrome comprising administering an effective amount of (R)-2-propyloctanoic acid, a non-toxic salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.