COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

• US 20130116215A1
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Published: 05/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anaxomics Biotech SL
• Original Assignee: Alberto Lleo, Jose Manuel Mas
• Inventors: Oliva, Baldomero, Aloy, Patrick, Gomis, Xavier, Coma, Mireia, Mas, Jos Manuel, Pujol, Albert, Lle, Alberto
• Application Number:
  US13/660,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20130116215A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 514/108
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/165 having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/196 the amino group being directly attached to a ring, e.g. anthranilic acid, mefenamic acid, diclofenac, chlorambucil
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/337 having four-membered rings, e.g. taxol
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/40 having five-membered rings with one nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. sulpiride, succinimide, tolmetin, buflomedil
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4045 Indole-alkylamines; Amides thereof, e.g. serotonin, melatonin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4174 Arylalkylimidazoles, e.g. oxymetazolin, naphazoline, miconazole
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/428 condensed with carbocyclic rings
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4406 only substituted in position 3, e.g. zimeldine nicotinic acid A61K31/455
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4422 1,4-Dihydropyridines, e.g. nifedipine, nicardipine
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/48 Ergoline derivatives, e.g. lysergic acid, ergotamine
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/51 Thiamines, e.g. vitamin B1
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/5377 not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. timolol
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/549 having two or more nitrogen atoms in the same ring, e.g. hydrochlorothiazide
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/56 Compounds containing cyclopenta[a]hydrophenanthrene ring systems; Derivatives thereof, e.g. steroids
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/655 Azo (—N=N—), diazo (=N2), azoxy (>N—O—N< or N(=O)—N<), azido (—N3) or diazoamino (—N=N—N<) compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/663 Compounds having two or more phosphorus acid groups or esters thereof, e.g. clodronic acid, pamidronic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca

Abstract

The invention features novel pharmaceutical combinations useful for the treatment of neurological diseases, specifically neurodegenerative diseases. The novel pharmaceutical combinations of the invention demonstrate additive or synergistic effect in silico and in vivo. The invention also relates to methods of treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases including the pharmaceutical combinations of the invention.

Claims

1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of at least two or more compounds or an acceptable salt thereof, selected from the group including L-Glutamine, Biotin, L-Lysine, Vitamin C, L-Leucine, L-Methionine, L-Alanine, L-Isoleucine, Methadone, Methoxyflurane, Tacrolimus, Alfentanil, Aspirin, Halothane, Danazol, Estriol, Acetic Acid, Adenosine monophosphate, Arsenic trioxide, Atropine, Azelaic Acid, Chloroprocaine, Dimethyl sulfoxide, Ethanol, Fludarabine, Fomepizole, Isoflurane, L-Carnitine, Praziquantel, Promethazine, Rifampin, Spermine, Terfenadine, Vitamin E, Acarbose, Acetohydroxamic Acid, Aciclovir, Adenine, Adenosine triphosphate, Alclometasone, Alemtuzumab, Alendronate, Alpha-Linolenic Acid, Amifostine, Amlexanox, Amlodipine, Amodiaquine, Amrinone, Aspartame, Astemizole, Atazanavir, Atorvastatin, Atovaquone, Bacitracin, Balsalazide, Beclomethasone, Buclizine, Calcitriol, Cefadroxil, Cefalotin, Cefazolin, Cefdinir, Cefepime, Cefonicid, Cefoperazone, Cetuximab, Chloramphenicol, Chlorpheniramine, Cinnarizine, Ciprofloxacin, Clofarabine, Clopidogrel, Clotrimazole, Cloxacillin, Cocaine, Cyanocobalamin, Cyclizine, Cycloserine, Cyclosporine, Cyclothiazide, Cyproheptadine, Dapsone, Daunorubicin, Diethylstilbestrol, Dipyridamole, Disulfuram, Dofetilide, Enflurane, Enfuvirtide, Enoxacin, Enprofylline, Epinastine, Ertapenem, Ethchlorvynol, Ezetimibe, Felodipine, Fenofibrate, Flucytosine, Flumethasone Pivalate, Flunisolide, Fluorouracil, Fluticasone Propionate, Folic Acid, Framycetin, gamma-Homolinolenic acid, Gatifloxacin, Gemcitabine, Gentamicin, Glibenclamide, Glucosamine, Glutathione, Gonadorelin, Guanidine, Halobetasol Propionate, Halofantrine, Heparin, Hesperetin, Histamine Phosphate, Human Serum Albumin, Hyaluronidase, Hydroxocobalamin, Ibutilide, Icosapent, Iloprost, Imatinib, Irinotecan, Isoniazid, Isradipine, Itraconazole, L-Arginine, L-Aspartic Acid, L-Citrulline, L-Cysteine, L-Cystine, Levamisole, Levocabastine, Levofloxacin, Levothyroxine, Lidocaine, Lomefloxacin, L-Ornithine, L-Proline, L-Threonine, Menadione, Miconazole, Minocycline, Mitotane, Montelukast, Moxifloxacin, Mycophenolic acid, Nafarelin, Nedocromil, Niacin, Nitrendipine, Nitrofurazone, Nitroglycerin, Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin, Olopatadine, Oseltamivir, Palivizumab, Pefloxacin, Pegademase bovine, Penicillamine, Phentolamine, Potassium Chloride, Pranlukast, Pravastatin, Probenecid, Procaine, Proguanil, Pyrazinamide, Pyrimethamine, Pyruvic acid, Quinacrine, Quinine, Ribavirin, Riboflavin, Rifabutin, Rimexolone, Roxithromycin, Saquinavir, Sevoflurane, Sparfloxacin, Succinic acid, Sulfinpyrazone, Sulfisoxazole, Sulindac, Tetracycline, Tetrahydrofolic acid, Theophylline, Topotecan, Tretinoin, Triamcinolone, Trifluridine, Trimethoprim, Trovafloxacin, Urokinase, Verapamil, Vidarabine, Vitamin A, Vorinostat, Warfarin, Xanthophyll, Zanamivir, L-Histidine, Choline, Glycine, L-Tryptophan, L-Serine, NADH, Tramadol, Caffeine, Lisdexamfetamine, Methamphetamine, Methoxamine, Prazosin, Lorazepam, Butorphanol, Codeine, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Morphine, Nalbuphine, Oxycodone, Propoxyphene, Digoxin, Progesterone, Meperidine, Sotalol, Dextromethorphan, Anileridine, Diphenoxylate, Levomethadyl Acetate, Levorphanol, Methadyl Acetate, Oxymorphone, Remifentanil, Sufentanil, Apomorphine, Malathion, Buprenorphine, Pentazocine, Magnesium Sulfate, Thiopental, Hydrocortisone, Iron Dextran, Estradiol, Perphenazine, Fentanyl, Propofol, Naloxone, Estramustine, Finasteride, Paclitaxel, Dexamethasone, Acamprosate, Allopurinol, Aminocaproic Acid, Amoxapine, Bambuterol, Colchicine, Dasatinib, Diazepam, Ethopropazine, Haloperidol, Ketamine, L-Glutamic Acid, Loperamide, L-Phenylalanine, Orphenadrine, Oxprenolol, Raloxifene, Rasagiline, Trandolapril, Tranexamic Acid, Acebutolol, Acenocoumarol, Acetaminophen, Acetazolamide, Acetophenazine, Adenosine, Adinazolam, Alfuzosin, Almitrine, Alosetron, Alprazolam, Alprenolol, Alteplase, Aluminium, Amantadine, Amiloride, Aminolevulinic acid, Amiodarone, Amitriptyline, Amphetamine, Anakinra, Anisotropine Methylbromide, Aprepitant, Aprindine, Argatroban, Aripiprazole, Atenolol, Atomoxetine, Azacitidine, Benazepril, Benzphetamine, Benzquinamide, Benzthiazide, Benztropine, Bepridil, Betaxolol, Bethanechol, Bethanidine, Bevantolol, Bezafibrate, Biperiden, Bisoprolol, Brimonidine, Brinzolamide, Bromocriptine, Budesonide, Bumetanide, Bupivacaine, Bupropion, Buspirone, Butabarbital, Butalbital, Butethal, Cabergoline, Candesartan, Capecitabine, Carbamazepine, Carbetocin, Carbidopa, Carbinoxamine, Carmustine, Carphenazine, Carvedilol, Ceftriaxone, Celecoxib, Chlordiazepoxide, Chlormerodrin, Chlormezanone, Chloroquine, Chlorpromazine, Chlorprothixene, Chlorthalidone, Chlorzoxazone, Cholecalciferol, Ciclopirox, Cimetidine, Cinolazepam, Citalopram, Cladribine, Clenbuterol, Clobazam, Clomifene, Clomipramine, Clonazepam, Clonidine, Clorazepate, Clotiazepam, Clozapine, Corticotropin, Creatine, Cyclobenzaprine, Cyclopentolate, Cycrimine, Cysteamine, Cytarabine, Dacarbazine, Dapiprazole, Darbepoetin alfa, Debrisoquin, Decitabine, Desflurane, Desipramine, Dexfenfluramine, Dexmedetomidine, Dexrazoxane, Dextroamphetamine, Diazoxide, Diethylpropion, Diflunisal, Digitoxin, Dihydroergotamine, Divalproex sodium, Dobutamine, Docetaxel, Donepezil, Doxepin, Doxorubicin, Doxylamine, Droperidol, Duloxetine, Echothiophate Iodide, Eletriptan, Entacapone, Ephedrine, Epoetin alfa, Eprosartan, Ergoloid mesylate, Ergotamine, Erlotinib, Escitalopram, Esomeprazole, Estazolam, Estrone, Eszopiclone, Etanercept, Ethinamate, Ethosuximide, Ethotoin, Etomidate, Etoricoxib, Exenatide, Famotidine, Felbamate, Fencamfamine, Flavoxate, Floxuridine, Fluconazole, Fludrocortisone, Flumazenil, Flunarizine, Flunitrazepam, Fluoxetine, Flupenthixol, Fluphenazine, Flurazepam, Flurbiprofen, Fluspirilene, Flutamide, Fluvastatin, Fluvoxamine, Fosfomycin, Fosphenyloin, Frovatriptan, Gabapentin, Galantamine, Gefitinib, Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng, Glimepiride, Goserelin, Granisetron, Guanabenz, Guanethidine, Halazepam, Hexachlorophene, Hexobarbital, Homatropine Methylbromide, Hydralazine, Hyoscyamine, Ibuprofen, Idarubicin, Ifosfamide, Imipramine, Indomethacin, Insulin Lyspro recombinant, Insulin recombinant, Insulin, porcine, Interferon alfa-2a, Irbesartan, Isocarboxazid, Isofluorophate, Isoproterenol, Isosorbide Dinitrate, Isotretinoin, Ketoprofen, Ketorolac, Labetalol, Lamotrigine, Lansoprazole, Lapatinib, Latanoprost, Lenalidomide, Letrozole, Leucovorin, Leuprolide, Levallorphan, Levetiracetam, Levobunolol, Levobupivacaine, Levodopa, Liothyronine, Lipoic Acid, Lisinopril, Lisuride, Lithium, Lofexidine, Losartan, Lovastatin, Loxapine, L-Tyrosine, Lucanthone, Lutropin alfa, L-Valine, Maprotiline, Maraviroc, Marinol, Mazindol, Mecamylamine, Mecasermin, Mefenamic acid, Mefloquine, Megestrol, Melatonin, Meloxicam, Memantine, Mephenyloin, Mepivacaine, Meprobamate, Mercaptopurine, Mesoridazine, Metformin, Metharbital, Methazolamide, Methohexital, Methotrexate, Methotrimeprazine, Methyldopa, Methylphenidate, Methylphenobarbital, Methylprednisolone, Methyprylon, Methysergide, Metixene, Metoclopramide, Metoprolol, Metyrosine, Mexiletine, Mianserin, Midazolam, Mifepristone, Miglitol, Miglustat, Milnacipran, Minaprine, Mirtazapine, Modafinil, Molindone, Moricizine, Mycophenolate mofetil, Nabilone, Nadolol, Naltrexone, Nandrolone, Naproxen, Naratriptan, Natalizumab, Nefazodone, Nesiritide, Nicardipine, Nicergoline, Nicotine, Nisoldipine, Nitrazepam, Nitric Oxide, Nortriptyline, Olanzapine, Olmesartan, Omeprazole, Ondansetron, Orlistat, Ouabain, Oxazepam, Oxcarbazepine, Oxybutynin, Paliperidone, Palonosetron, Paramethadione, Paroxetine, Pemetrexed, Pentobarbital, Pentostatin, Pergolide, Perindopril, Phenelzine, Phenmetrazine, Phenobarbital, Phenoxybenzamine, Phentermine, Phenylbutazone, Phenylpropanolamine, Phenyloin, Phosphatidylserine, Physostigmine, Picrotoxin, Pilocarpine, Pimozide, Pindolol, Pirbuterol, Piroxicam, Pramipexole, Prazepam, Prednisone, Pregabalin, Prilocalne, Primidone, Procainamide, Prochlorperazine, Procyclidine, Progabide, Promazine, Propericiazine, Propiomazine, Propranolol, Protriptyline, Pseudoephedrine, Pyridoxal, Quazepam, Quetiapine, Quinestrol, Quinidine, Ramelteon, Ramipril, Ranitidine, Ranolazine, Reboxetine, Remoxipride, Reserpine, Ridogrel, Riluzole, Rimonabant, Risperidone, Ritodrine, Rituximab, Rivastigmine, Rizatriptan, Ropinirole, Ropivacaine, S-Adenosylmethionine, Salbutamol, Salicyclic acid, Salmeterol, Salmon Calcitonin, Salsalate, Scopolamine, Secobarbital, Secretin, Selegiline, Sermorelin, Sertindole, Sertraline, Sibutramine, Simvastatin, Sirolimus, Sitagliptin, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Solifenacin, Somatropin recombinant, Sorafenib, Spirapril, Streptokinase, Sulfasalazine, Sulpiride, Sumatriptan, Sunitinib, Suramin, Tacrine, Talbutal, Tamibarotene, Tamoxifen, Telmisartan, Temazepam, Tetrabenazine, Tetrahydrobiopterin, Thalidomide, Thiabendazole, Thiamine, Thiethylperazine, Thioguanine, Thioridazine, Tiagabine, Tizanidine, Tocamide, Tolbutamide, Tolcapone, Tolmetin, Topiramate, Torasemide, Tranylcypromine, Trazodone, Triamterene, Triazolam, Trifluoperazine, Triflupromazine, Trihexyphenidyl, Trimethadione, Trimetrexate, Trimipramine, Tropicamide, Valproic Acid, Valrubicin, Valsartan, Vapreotide, Vasopressin, Venlafaxine, Vigabatrin, Vinblastine, Vindesine, Voriconazole, Yohimbine, Zaleplon, Ziprasidone, Zolmitriptan, Zolpidem, Zonisamide, Zopiclone, Zuclopenthixol, Diminazene Aceturate, Milnacipran, Amlodipine, Aranidipine, Azelnidipine, Barnidipine, Cilnidipine, Clevidipine, Efonidipine, Lacidipine, Lercanidipine, Manidipine, Nifedipine, Nilvadipine, Nimodipine, Nitrendipine, Nitrepin, Pranidipine, Diltiazem, Mibefradil, Clodronate, Etidronate, Tiludronate, Pamidronate, Neridronate, Olpadronate, Ibandronate, Risedronate, and Zoledronate.

8. A pharmaceutical composition according to claims 1 to 7, further comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

9. A pharmaceutical composition according to claims 1 to 8, further comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of at least one other agent useful to treat neurological diseases.

10. A method of treating a neurological disease in a patient comprising administering to the patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition according to claims 1 to 9.

12. A method according to claim 10, wherein the disease is Parkinson Disease, Tauopathies, Alzheimer'"'"'s Disease, Diffuse Neurofibrillary Tangles with Calcification, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive, TDP-43 Proteinopathies, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Lewy Body Disease, AIDS Dementia Complex, Aphasia, Primary Progressive, Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia, Dementia, Vascular, CADASIL, Dementia, Multi-Infarct, Diffuse Neurofibrillary Tangles with Calcification, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Frontotemporal Dementia, Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia, Kluver-Bucy Syndrome, Pick'"'"'s Disease, Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Bulbar Palsy, Progressive, Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Multiple System Atrophy, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies, Shy-Drager Syndrome, Striatonigral Degeneration, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies, Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System, Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, Limbic Encephalitis, Myelitis, Transverse, Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathy, Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome, Prion Diseases, Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Insomnia, Fatal Familial, Kuru, Scrapie, Wasting Disease, Chronic, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, Shy-Drager Syndrome, Subacute Combined Degeneration, Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System, Alexander Disease, Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial, Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked, Canavan Disease, Cockayne Syndrome, Dystonia Musculorum Deformans, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Hepatolenticular Degeneration, Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies, Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy, Huntington Disease, Lafora Disease, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome, Myotonia Congenita, Myotonic Dystrophy, Neurofibromatoses, Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses, Optic Atrophies, Hereditary, Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration, Rett Syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood, Spinocerebellar Degenerations, Tourette Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis, or Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

13. A method according to claim 10 wherein the disease is Alzheimer'"'"'s Disease or associated dementias.

14. A method according to claim 10 wherein the disease is defined by the presence of at least one of the followings pathophysiological processes:

Amyloid pathology, Tau pathology, Oxidative Stress and Neuronal dysfunction and death.

15. A method of preventing the onset of, or protecting a patient from, a neurological disease comprising administering to the patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition according to claims 1 to 9.

16. A method according to claim 15 wherein the neurological disease is Alzheimer'"'"'s Disease and associated dementias.

17. A method of treating or preventing early forms of cognitive impairment, memory loss, or mild dementia comprising administering to the patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition according to claims 1 to 9.

18. A method of memory protection or preservation or cognitive level protection or preservation comprising administering to the patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition according to claims 1 to 9.

19. A method of treating a neurological disease according to claims 10 to 18, wherein the pharmaceutical compositions according to claims 1 to 9 are administered simultaneously, sequentially or separately to a subject in need thereof.

20. A kit comprising, in one or more containers, separately or in admixture, one or more pharmaceutical compositions according to claims 1 to 9.

2. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of at least one calcium channel blocker and one bisphosphonate.

3. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 2 where the calcium channel blocker is Amlodipine, Aranidipine, Azelnidipine, Barnidipine, Benidipine, Cilnidipine, Clevidipine, Isradipine, Efonidipine, Felodipine, Lacidipine, Lercanidipine, Manidipine, Nicardipine, Nifedipine, Nilvadipine, Nimodipine, Nisoldipine, Nitrendipine, Nitrepin, Pranidipine, Verapamil, Diltiazem, Mibefradil, Bepridil, Fluspirilene, and Fendiline or an acceptable salt thereof.

4. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 2 where the bisphosphonate is Etidronate, Clodronate, Tiludronate, Pamidronate, Neridronate, Olpadronate, Alendronate, Ibandronate, Risedronate, and Zoledronate, or an acceptable salt thereof.

5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of at least two or more compounds or an acceptable salt thereof, selected from the group including riluzol, bepridil, diazoxide, thiamine, methylsergide, minaprine, alendronate, miconazole, melatonin, docetaxel, tamibarotene, ridogrel and diminazene aceturate.

6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of at least two or more compounds or an acceptable salt thereof, selected from the group including ridogrel, diminazene aceturate, riluzol, bepridil, docetaxel and alendronate.

7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of at least bepridil and alendronate, or an acceptable salt thereof.

11. A method according to claim 11, wherein the neurological disease is a neurodegenerative disease.