Pharmacological treatment for sleep apnea
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1. A method of preventing or ameliorating sleep-related breathing disorder the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a serotonin receptor antagonist.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to pharmacological methods for the prevention of amelioration of sleep-related breathing disorders via administration of agents or combinations of agents that possess serotonin-related pharmacological activity.
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- 1. A method of preventing or ameliorating sleep-related breathing disorder the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a serotonin receptor antagonist.
- 7. A method of preventing or ameliorating sleep-related breathing disorders the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of an agent or combination of agents having both 5-hydroxytryptamine2 subtype receptor antagonistic activity and 5-hydroxytryptamine3 subtype receptor antagonistic activity.
- 10. A method of preventing or ameliorating sleep-related breathing disorders the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising a serotonin receptor antagonist and a serotonin receptor agonist.
- 22. A method of preventing or ameliorating sleep-related breathing disorders the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of an agent or combination of agents exhibiting both 5-hydroxytryptamine2 and 5-hydroxytryptamine3 receptor subtype antagonistic activity and wherein the agent or combination of agents further exhibits the ability to induce serotonin release within the central nervous system.
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25. A method of preventing or ameliorating sleep-related breathing disorders the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of an agent or composition exhibiting a2 adrenergic receptor subtype antagonism and either 5-hydroxytryptamine2 or 5-hydroxytryptamine3 receptor subtype antagonism or both.
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