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US 8,410,170 B2Granted
Use of isothiocyanates compounds in treating prostatic diseases and skin cancer
AssigneeWuxi Jc Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsJingcai Cheng, Jenwei Chiao, Haiya Jin, Chengjuan Zhong
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Abstract
A method for preventing and treating prostatic diseases and skin cancer using naturally or artificially synthesized isothiocyanates compounds or the derivatives or metabolites thereof.
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A method for the treatment of prostatitis in a subject, comprising:
- administrating, to the subject, a composition comprising an effective amount of at least one selected from the group consisting of an isothiocyanate compound, a derivative of an isothiocyanate compound, and a metabolite of an isothiocyanate compound,
- wherein the isothiocyanate compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) isothiocyanate (PEITC), allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) and 4-sulfophenylisothiocyanate which have the following formulas (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
- and wherein each of said derivative and metabolite is at least one selected from the group consisting of a glutathione-conjugate, a cysteinyl glycine-conjugate, a cysteinyl-conjugate, and an N-acetylcysteine-conjugate.
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