Publication number: 20030212145
Abstract: The subject invention provides R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same. The subject invention also provides methods of treating a subject afflicted with Parkinson's disease, a memory disorder, dementia, depression, hyperactive syndrome, an effective illness, a neurodegenerative disease, a neurotoxic injury, stroke, brain ischemia, a head trauma injury, a spinal trauma injury, neurotrauma, schizophrenia, an attention deficit disorder, multiple sclerosis, or withdrawal symptoms, using R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the subject invention. The subject invention further provides a method of preventing nerve damage in a subject. Finally, the subject invention provides methods of preparing R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan, a salt thereof, and racemic N-propargyl-1-aminoindan.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 27, 2002
Publication date:
November 13, 2003
Applicants:
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Technion Research Development Foundation, Ltd.
Inventors:
Moussa B.H. Youdim, John P.M. Finberg, Ruth Levy, Jeffrey Sterling, David Lerner, Haim Yellin, Alex Veinberg