Abstract: It is described a composition, topically administrable, comprising as active ingredients L-carnitine or a derivative thereof, biotin, and at least one or more of the following active ingredients: vitamin B 12; vitamin E; bisabolol; and panthenol; useful for treating skin disorders.
Abstract: It is described a composition comprising as active ingredients green tea extract and pomegranate extract for the prevention or reduction of the progression of prostate cancer.
Abstract: A subclass of camptothecin derivatives is disclosed to be useful for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of pediatric tumors such as for examplerhabdomyosarcoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) and neuroblastoma.
Abstract: The present invention relates to new diterpenoid derivatives of formula (I), processes for their preparation, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, urinary incontinence, asthma, or Alzheimer's disease and/or to prevent obstructive vascular lesions consequently to arteriotomy and/or angioplasty, and to prevent organ damage in hypertensive patients.
Abstract: The present invention provides a new process of synthesis of a polymorph of 7-chloro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)-quinoline of Formula I. Said quinoline compound is substantially pure of any impurities. The present invention further provides the use of the above-mentioned polymorph of 7-chloro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)-quinoline in the synthesis of piperaquine or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
Abstract: The combination of pentraxin PTX3 with antifungal agents is described for the treatment of fungal infections and particularly for infections caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. Thanks to the synergistic effect of the two drugs, the combination allows the administration of suboptimal doses of antifungal agent.
Abstract: It is described a composition comprising as active ingredients green tea extract and pomegranate extract for the prevention or reduction of the progression of prostate cancer.
Abstract: A method for treating myocardial or skeletal muscle anoxia which occurs in coronary or post-infarct disorders or during prolonged physical activity and muscle fatigue. This method comprises the administration of a combination composition comprising (a) an alkanoyl L-carnitine selected from the group consisting of isovaleryl L-carnitine, propionyl L-carnitine or the pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof or mixtures thereof; and (b) ribose or a phosphate derivative thereof.
Abstract: What is provided is a method of treating a patient having a tumor comprising administering an effective amount of adenosine deaminase, preferably polyalkylene oxide conjugated, to a patient in need thereof.
Abstract: The present invention describes oxidized avidin, suitable for inhalation, for conditioning the lung affected by inoperable/diffuse diseases, enabling the targeted delivery of biotinylated therapeutic agents to it.
Abstract: The invention relates to a tyre (1) for mounting on a running wheel, a rim or a guide which is circular, oval, ellipsoid or rounded in some other way and is not continuous but rather has at least two ends. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a corresponding tyre (1).
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition useful for the treatment of lipid metabolism disorders, comprising one or more of the following active ingredients: (a) extract of rice fermented with Monascus purpureus, (b) at least one omega-3 fatty acid, (c) L-carnitine or a salt thereof; and one or more of the following active ingredients: (d) at least one policosanol or a natural extract containing policosanols; (e) resveratrol or a natural extract containing resveratrol; (f) Coenzyme Q10; and (g) at least one vitamin.
Abstract: The use of L-carnitine, in combination with antioxidants such as vitamin E and inorganic elements such as manganese, zinc, sodium and potassium, for the preparation of a physiological supplement or medicament for ophthalmic use, for the prevention or treatment of accomodative asthenopia is disclosed.
Abstract: New aminooxime derivatives at position 3 of 2- and/or 4-substituted androstanes and androstenes, processes for their preparation, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, such as heart failure and hypertension. In particular compounds having the general formula (I) are described, where the radicals have the meanings described in detail in the application.
Abstract: It is described the use of L-carnitine and/or one or more alkanoyl L-carnitines, or mixture thereof, or one of their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, for the preparation of a medicament or a nutritional supplement useful for preventing or treating the Leber optic neuropathy.
Abstract: Acetyl L-carnitine, or of one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, is useful for the prevention of painful peripheral neuropathy in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes, in which symptoms are pain, paraesthesia or hyperaesthesia. The acetyl L-carnitine is administered orally at a dose of at least 3 grams/day.
Abstract: A combination composition comprising as active ingredients L-carnitine or propionyl L-carnitine, troxerutine, diosmine and hesperidine, useful for the prevention and/or treatment of chronic venous diseases.
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein: the groups are as defined in the description, are useful for the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, in particular heart failure and hypertension. The compounds are inhibitors of the enzymatic activity of the Na+, K+-ATPase. Said compounds are used for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a disease caused by the hypertensive effects of endogenous ouabain, such as renal failure progression in autosomal dominant polycystic renal disease (ADPKD), preeclamptic hypertension and proteinuria and renal failure progression in patients with adducin polymorphisms.
Inventors:
Alberto Cerri, Marco Torri, Silvia Armaroli, Leonardo Banfi, Giuseppe Bianchi, Giulio Carzana, Patrizia Ferrari, Rosamaria Michaeletti, Simona Sputore, Maria Pia Zappavigna
Abstract: The present invention relates to a new crystalline form of R-4-trimethylammonium-3-(tetradecylcarbamoyl)-amino butyrate (also named crystalline Form I of ST 1326 or teglicar), a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing same.