C=x Bonded Directly Or Indirectly By An Acyclic Carbon Or Carbon Chain To Ring Carbon Of The Five-membered Hetero Ring (e.g., Tryptophan, Etc.) (x Is Chalcogen) Patents (Class 514/419)
Abstract: Compound of formula (I) and methods of treating disorders by administering a compound of formula (I) are described herein. Examples of disorders include neoplastic disorders, fat-cell related disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, and metabolic disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 24, 2013
Publication date:
June 12, 2014
Applicant:
ELIXIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Inventors:
Andrew D. Napper, Peter DiStefano, Rory Curtis, Jeffrey Hixon, Thomas E. McDonagh, L. Julie Huber, Jonathan M. Solomon, Russel J. Thomas, Jean-francois Pons
Abstract: Obesity is inhibited by administering to a person in need thereof an effective amount of entacapone ((2E)-2-cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-N,N-diethylprop-2-enamide), or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, particularly in conjunction with a second, different anti-obesity medicament. Pharmaceutical compositions comprise entacapone copackaged or coformulated with a second, different anti-obesity medicament.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 4, 2014
Publication date:
May 29, 2014
Applicant:
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, BEIJING
Abstract: This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure.
Abstract: Compounds which modulate quorum sensing in quorum sensing bacteria. Compounds of the invention inhibit quorum sensing and/or activate quorum sensing in various bacteria. Compounds that inhibit quorum sensing are particularly useful for inhibition of detrimental bacterial biofilm formation. Compounds that activate quorum sensing are particularly useful for promoting growth and biofilm formation of beneficial bacterial.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 12, 2013
Publication date:
May 22, 2014
Applicant:
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Inventors:
Helen E. BLACKWELL, Christine E. McINNIS
Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric derivatives, which can be conjugated to an amino-containing drug to improve its in vivo properties. The polymeric derivative can subsequently be released to yield the drug in its native form. Methods of preparing and using these polymeric derivatives and drug conjugates are described.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 13, 2014
Publication date:
May 8, 2014
Applicants:
Baxter Healthcare SA, Baxter International Inc.
Inventors:
Guohan Yang, Ton That Hai, Bennett Melnick, Paul Sanders, Cong Jiang, Catherine Quinn, Jie Li, Arounaguiry Ambroise, Larry R. Brown
Abstract: The invention provides methods for reducing neurodegeneration in animals by administering a neurodegeneration reducing amount of melatonin to the animal. Generally, the melatonin is administered in amounts of either 0.1 ng/kg/day to about 10 mg/kg/day or from about 0.2 ng/day to about 3 g/day. In preferred methods, the melatonin is administered as part of a food composition.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 4, 2012
Publication date:
April 24, 2014
Inventors:
Rondo Paul Middleton, Brian Michael Zanghi
Abstract: The invention provides, in part, methods and compositions for treating psychiatric disorders, for example, apathy, dementia, or depression, using combination therapies such a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in combination with an anti-psychotic agent.
Abstract: A cosmetic or dermatological composition contains, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one compound from Formula (I). A method of using the composition, for reducing or preventing pigmenting, and/or whitening and/or lightening of the skin is described, as well as novel compounds from Formula (I?) that are included in Formula (I).
Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an amide related to a prostaglandin and a biogenic amine. Other aspects relate to certain chemical compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating glaucoma.
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I); or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables are defined as herein. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing the compounds of formula (I), their therapeutic uses, combinations with other of pharmacologically active agents, and a pharmaceutical compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 25, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 15, 2014
Assignee:
Novartis AG
Inventors:
David Weninger Barnes, Gregory Raymond Bebernitz, Kevin Clairmont, Scott Louis Cohen, Robert Edson Damon, Robert Francis Day, Stephanie Kay Dodd, Christoph Gaul, Hatice Belgin Gulgeze Efthymiou, Monish Jain, Rajeshri Ganesh Karki, Louise Clare Kirman, Kai Lin, Justin Yik Ching Mao, Tajesh Jayprakash Patel, Brian Kenneth Raymer, Liansheng Su
Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising substituted 1,4 naphthoquinones that are effective in preventing oligomerization of beta amyloid and subsequent pathologies associated with amyloid fibrils. These compositions are useful for the treatment of disease involving amyloidogenesis including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease or senile dementia. Particularly effective compositions comprise 1,4 naphthoquinones substituted with an amino acid residue selected from a heterocyclic or aromatic amino acid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 2009
Date of Patent:
April 15, 2014
Assignee:
Ramot At Tel Aviv University Ltd.
Inventors:
Roni Scherzer, Ehud Gazit, Daniel Segal
Abstract: The present invention provides a novel indoline derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate of the derivative or a salt thereof represented by the following formula (1) that has an excellent butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory activity. In the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an arylalkyl group, a heteroarylalkyl group, a cycloalkylalkyl group, a heterocycloalkylalkyl group, a dihydrofurylalkyl group, an alkenyl group, a tetrahydronaphthyl group, or an indanyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an arylalkyl group, a cycloalkylalkyl group, a heteroarylalkyl group, a heterocycloalkylalkyl group, an aryl group, or an acyl group; R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a dialkylaminocarbonyl group; R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 3, 2010
Date of Patent:
April 1, 2014
Assignees:
Kyoto University, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Inventors:
Hachiro Sugimoto, Jun Takahashi, Takashi Takahashi, Ichiro Hijikuro
Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) in which R1 to R6, A, Y, X, G, n and m are each as defined in the description—and to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof as insecticides and acaricides.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 5, 2012
Publication date:
March 27, 2014
Applicant:
Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
Inventors:
Markus Heil, Eike Kevin Heilmann, Graham Holmwood, Peter Jeschke, Michael Maue, Tobias Kapferer, Matthias Reidrich, Angela Becker, Olga Malsam, Peter Losel, Arnd Voerste, Ulrich Görgens, Roland Andree
Abstract: Methods and composition for a melatonin signaling modulator-based diagnosis and therapy are described. For example, in certain aspects methods for administering an anti-tumor therapy using a melatonin signaling modulator are described. Furthermore, the invention provides compositions and methods for detecting biliary tract disease such as cholangiocarcinoma.
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a platform of using zebrafish in screening candidates for treating and/or preventing myopia and keratoconus disease. The disclosure is mainly based on that Lumican, one of several SLRPs, plays an important role in the regulation of fibrillogenesis or the genes affecting the size of eyeballs in zebrafish, in addition to playing an important role in clinical myopia. Therefore, the disclosure uses the established zebrafish model to further identify the drugs affecting the expression of lumican and collagen fibrillogenesis, and/or the regulation of eyeball size. These drugs are potential candidates for treating myopia and/or keratoconus disease.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 21, 2013
Publication date:
March 13, 2014
Applicant:
National Taiwan University
Inventors:
I-Jong Wang, Wei-Ting Ho, Ting-Hsuan Chiang, I-Tsen Lin
Abstract: The invention relates to the field of disinfection and preservation of surfaces of medical devices. The object of the invention is to make available a disinfectant that provides effective decontamination of medical devices while at the same time being toxicologically safe. This object is achieved through the use of solution containing biguanide. Additional advantages of using such solutions include the fact that the active ingredient used for preservation can be completely rinsed out prior to use and does not have a negative effect on the functionality of protein-containing medical devices. The thoroughness of the rinsing operation can be verified by means of a spectroscopically active additive.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 4, 2005
Date of Patent:
March 4, 2014
Assignee:
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
Inventors:
Hans-Peter Leinenbach, Stefan Kuhn, Ute Gabsdil
Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline forms of the mono-sodium salt of D-isoglutamyl-D-tryptophan, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, their use in the treatment of various diseases and conditions, and processes for their preparation. In particular, the present invention relates the crystal modification 1 (polymorphic form F) of the mono-sodium salt of D-isoglutamyl-D-tryptophan.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 2012
Date of Patent:
March 4, 2014
Assignee:
Apotex Technologies inc.
Inventors:
Tim Fat Tam, Blaise N'Zemba, Regis Leung-Toung, Yingsheng Wang, Yanqing Zhao, Lily Yu
Abstract: Methods for increasing the amount of brown adipose tissue in a subject, of increasing the ratio of brown fat to white fat in a subject, or for effecting a change in white adipose tissue to become brown adipose tissue in a subject include the administration of one or more agents. The agent can increase or induce hypothalamic expression of BDNF, can be a TrkB receptor agonist or a beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist, or encode an agonist that modulates a hypothalamic-adipocyte axis.
Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds derived from taurine with non-steroidal anti inflammatory activity. In a first embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds derived from taurine, in which taurine is bound directly by means of an amide bond or through an spacing group, to a compound selected from the group of non-steroidal anti inflammatory compounds, cited as derived from taurine presenting the Formula (I): in which R means the component with non-steroidal anti inflammatory activity. In a second embodiment, the invention provides a process for obtaining the compounds of Formula (I) by reaction of taurine with a compound belonging to the group of non-steroidal anti inflammatory (NSAIs), in order to obtain a compound derived from taurine by direct bond or through a spacing group of the taurine to the NSAI. The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound derived from taurine presenting non-steroidal anti inflammatory activity.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 24, 2013
Publication date:
February 27, 2014
Applicants:
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA JULIO DE MESQUITA FILHO - UNESP, EMS S.A.
Inventors:
Ednir de Oliveira VIZIOLI, Chung Man Chin, Renato Farina Menegon, Lorena Blau, Jean Leandro Dos Santos, Maria do Carmo Longo
Abstract: The present invention relates to an indole derivative, The indole derivative according to the present invention effectively inhibits the activity of diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) which induces metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, or fatty liver and the like in lipid metabolism, thereby effectively regulating lipid metabolism and energy metabolism, and thus can be useful in pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating metabolic disease.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 4, 2013
Publication date:
February 27, 2014
Applicant:
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Inventors:
Hyun Sun LEE, Mun-Ock KIM, Yongseok CHOI, Kyeong Lee, Jeong-Jun PARK, Jee-Hee SEO, Hwayoung JUNG, Sungchan CHO
Abstract: There is provided a compound which is a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, solvate or salt thereof, for use in: (I) treating or preventing a pathological condition associated with excess fibrin deposition and/or thrombus formation; and/or (II) potentiating the degradation of fibrin deposits and preventing such deposits associated with pathological conditions or which may lead to such conditions, wherein the HDAC inhibitor, and the dose thereof, is as described in the description. There is also provided valproic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in improving or normalizing endogenous fibrinolysis impaired by local or systemic inflammation.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 9, 2012
Publication date:
February 20, 2014
Applicant:
Cereno Scientific AB
Inventors:
Pia Larsson, Niklas Bergh, Sverker Jern
Abstract: Compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 protein, compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treating diseases involving overexpressed or unregulated Mcl-1 protein are disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 23, 2013
Publication date:
February 20, 2014
Applicant:
AbbVie Inc.
Inventors:
Xilu WANG, Xiaohong Song, Steven W. Elmore, Milan Bruncko, David J. Madar, Andrew J. Souers, Lisa A. Hasvold, Le Wang, Zhi-Fu Tao, Aaron R. Kunzer
Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, carbamate, solvate or salt thereof, including a salt of such an ester, amide or carbamate, and a solvate of such an ester, amide, carbamate or salt. The invention also provides also provides the use of such compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition associated with a disease or disorder associated with estrogen receptor activity, wherein R1, R2, R3, R5 and R6 are as defined in the specification.
Abstract: Methods and compositions for the effect of Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) polymorphisms on mRNA splicing, statin treatment outcome, response to CETP inhibitor drugs, and myocardial infarction risk are described.
Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of L-tryptophan and a peripheral degradation inhibitor of L-tryptophan for the manufacture of a medicament for prevention or therapy of pain, depressions, sleeping disorders and other serotonin dependent diseases of the CNS, wherein L-tryptophan is present in a retarded and the peripheral degradation inhibitor is present in a non-retarded formulation.
Abstract: A combination of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, selenium in the form of selenomethionine and melatonin, and a medical product or pharmaceutical composition comprising such combination, useful for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions is described. The combination of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, selenium in the form of selenomethionine and melatonin is also useful for cosmetic treatment of skin and as an antibacterial agent.
Abstract: The present invention includes inhibitors of the amino acid transporter ATB0,+ and methods of uses thereof for the treatment of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
Abstract: Protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) Shp2 is a non-receptor PTP that involved in cell signaling and regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration. Shp2 mediates activation of kinases that are involved in the pathogenesis of human carcinoma. A high throughput screen identified compounds that inhibit the PTP Shp2. Several compounds were identified that selectively inhibit Shp2 over Shp1 with low to sub-micromolar activity. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting a protein tyrosine phosphatase in a cell and treating cancer through selective inhibition of Shp2.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 17, 2011
Date of Patent:
January 7, 2014
Assignee:
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
Inventors:
Jie Wu, Nicholas James Lawrence, Said M. Sebti, Harshani Rithma Lawrence
Abstract: The present invention relates to Substituted Indole Derivatives, compositions comprising at least one Substituted Indole Derivative, and methods of using these Substituted Indole Derivatives for treating or preventing a viral infection or a virus-related disorder in a patient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 24, 2013
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Gopinadhan N. Anilkumar, Frank Bennett, Tin-Yau Chan, Kevin X. Chen, Mousumi Sannigrahi, Francisco Velazquez, Srikanth Venkatraman, Qingbei Zeng, Jose S. Duca, Charles A. Lesburg, Joseph A. Kozlowski, F. George Njoroge, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Neng-Yang Shih
Abstract: The invention provides compounds represented by the formula I, each of which compounds may have sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist and or antagonist biological activity: and wherein the variables Y, R4, n, o, A, A1, A2, X, Z, R1, R3, R2, p, q and r are as defined in the specification.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 19, 2013
Publication date:
December 19, 2013
Applicant:
Allergan, Inc.
Inventors:
Richard L. Beard, John E. Donello, Tien T. Duong, Xiaoxia Liu, Haiging Yuan
Abstract: A method of treating a subject for a serotonergic neurotransmission dysregulation disorder, comprises administering the subject a serotonin enhancer (e.g., a serotonin reuptake inhibitor) in an amount effective to treat the disorder; and concurrently administering the subject 5-hydroxytryptophan in an amount effective to enhance the activity of the serotonin enhancer, (e.g., serotonin reuptake inhibitor). In preferred embodiments the disorder is depression, anxiety, or substance abuse.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 6, 2013
Publication date:
December 19, 2013
Applicant:
Duke University
Inventors:
RANGA R. KRISHNAN, MARC G. CARON, XIAODONG ZHANG, MARTIN BEAULIEU, RAUL R. GAINETDINOV, TATIANA D. SOTNIKOVA
Abstract: This invention relates to high-throughput, semi-automated methods for identifying compounds that are effective in targeting leukemia stem cells, as well as compounds identified by those methods and uses thereof for treating leukemia.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 16, 2013
Publication date:
December 19, 2013
Inventors:
Kimberly Hartwell, Malcolm A.S. Moore, David T. Scadden, Stuart L. Schreiber, Todd R. Golub, Benito Munoz, Benjamin L. Ebert, Andrew M. Stern, Peter G. Miller, D. Gary Gilliland, Anne Van Dyk Carpenter, David J. Logan, Joseph Negri, Nicola Tolliday, Alykhan Shamji, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Alison Stewart
Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the prevention and/or treatment of viral conditions, virally-induced conditions and inflammatory conditions. The methods can comprise administering to a subject a viral inducing agent with an antiviral agent, and optionally an additional agent. The viral inducing agent can be a HDAC inhibitor administered orally.
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of glutaric acid derivatives of general formula (I), which are disclosed in the invention description, as anti-arrhythmic agents.
Abstract: The present invention provides type C crystal of compound I, type B crystal of compound II, or type C crystal of compound III set forth in this specification.
Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for preventing or treating obesity, dyslipidemia, fatty liver or diabetes, containing an indole-3-carbinol derivative as an active ingredient. The indole-3-carbinol derivative of the present disclosure can be usefully used as a pharmaceutical or functional food composition for preventing or treating obesity, dyslipidemia, fatty liver or diabetes by inhibiting differentiation of preadipocytes and reducing accumulation of triglyceride in cells.
Abstract: The main object here is the use of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (as ethyl esters, hereinafter called “n-3 PUFA”) as a medicament, either alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for reducing mortality for a cardiovascular cause, in particular arrhythmia or for reducing hospitalization for any cause, in particular a cardiovascular cause and for the daily administration to patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF) for more than 3.5 years.
Abstract: Novel p75 receptor antagonist compounds and compositions and uses thereof for the prevention and treatment of p75-associated disorders, such as neurodegenerative diseases, are described.
Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods based on genetic polymorphisms that are associated with vascular diseases such as stroke. In particular, the present invention relates to genetic polymorphisms that have utility for such uses as predicting disease risk or predicting an individual's response to a treatment such as statins, including groups of polymorphisms that may be used as a signature marker set for such uses, as well as nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection.
Abstract: The present invention provides improved treatment methods by the administration of both an inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase in addition to the administration of an additional therapeutic agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2009
Date of Patent:
November 12, 2013
Assignee:
Georgia Regents Research Institute, Inc.
Abstract: The invention relates to aryl and heteroaryl substituted compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein G, R1, and Z1-Z5 are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula (I) to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 16, 2011
Publication date:
November 7, 2013
Applicant:
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Inventors:
Donald J. Kyle, Chiyou Ni, Laykea Tafesse, Jiangchao Yao
Abstract: This invention provides novel compounds and the novel compounds for use as a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, more specifically certain neurological disorders, such as disorders collectively known as tauopathies, and disorders characterised by cytotoxic ?-synuclein amyloidogenesis. The present invention also relates to the use of said novel compounds for the manufacture of medicaments useful for treating such neurodegenerative disorders. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said novel compounds and to methods for the preparation of said novel compounds. The compounds have the formula (A1), wherein R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, E, n, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, B, R8, and m are as defined in the claims.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 13, 2011
Publication date:
October 31, 2013
Inventors:
Gerard Griffioen, Tom Van Dooren, Verónica Rojas De La Parra, Arnaud Marchand, Sara Alassia, Amuri Kilonda, Patrick Chaltin
Abstract: Substituted indole derivatives of formula (I) wherein the radicals have e.g. the following meaning: R1 is hydrogen, C1-6-alkyl, R2 is hydrogen, —C1-6-alkyl or cycloC3-12-alkyl; R3 is OR R4 is hydrogen or halogen, R5 is hydrogen, —C1-6-alkyl R6 is hydrogen, —C1-6-alkyl R is hydrogen or —C1-6-alkyl; X is a group —C(O)CH2— or —CH?CH—; R7 is hydrogen are potent inhibitors of Abeta peptide polymerization and can be used for the treatment of e.g. Alzheimers disease or ocular disorders.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating a variety of maladies and conditions; which comprises administering a formulation comprising an effective amount of a pyrone-indole derivative of formula (I): Ar—B—Ar???(I) wherein Ar represents an indole nucleus ring system: Ar? represents an alpha-, beta- or gamma-pyrone nucleus ring system: and each of B, R1-4, and R1-2? are one of the groups as defined herein.
Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating conditions associated with a chemosensory receptor, including diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic diseases, disorders or conditions by administering a composition comprising a chemosensory receptor ligand. Also provided herein are chemosensory receptor ligand compositions and methods for the preparation thereof for use in the methods of the present invention.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 18, 2011
Publication date:
October 24, 2013
Applicant:
ELCELYX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Inventors:
Alain D. Baron, Martin R. Brown, Christopher R.G. Jones, Nigel R.A. Beeley
Abstract: Methods and compositions for promoting sleep in an animal are provided. In a general aspect, a sleep promoting amount of astaxanthin and a sleep promoting amount of melatonin are administered in conjunction to an animal. The astaxanthin can be administered in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to about 60 mg/kg/body weight of the animal. The melatonin can be administered in an amount ranging from about U. I to about 40 mg/kg/body weight of the animal. The method can further comprise administering in conjunction a sleep promoting amount of zinc to the animal. The zinc can be administered in an amount ranging from about 10 to about 100 mg/kg/body weight of the animal.