Preventing neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease
First Claim
1. A method for reducing progressive neuronal degeneration due to Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, comprising the step of administering, to a human patient suffering from or at elevated risk of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, a neuroprotective drug selected from the group consisting of clozapine, olanzapine, and fluperlapine, and salts, isomers, and analogs thereof which (i) penetrate mammalian blood brain barriers, and (ii) are effective in preventing dizocilpine maleate from causing vacuole formation in posterior cingulate-retrosplenial neurons when administered to laboratory animals, wherein the neuroprotective drug is administered chronically to the patient in a dosage which is therapeutically effective in retarding progressive neuronal degeneration due to Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in the patient'"'"'s brain, but which does not produce intolerable side effects.
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Abstract
A method for reducing progressive neuronal degeneration due to Alzheimer'"'"'s disease is disclosed wherein a neuroprotective drug selected from the group consisting of clozapine, olanzapine and fluperlapine, and salts, isomers and analogs thereof, is administered.
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- 1. A method for reducing progressive neuronal degeneration due to Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, comprising the step of administering, to a human patient suffering from or at elevated risk of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, a neuroprotective drug selected from the group consisting of clozapine, olanzapine, and fluperlapine, and salts, isomers, and analogs thereof which (i) penetrate mammalian blood brain barriers, and (ii) are effective in preventing dizocilpine maleate from causing vacuole formation in posterior cingulate-retrosplenial neurons when administered to laboratory animals, wherein the neuroprotective drug is administered chronically to the patient in a dosage which is therapeutically effective in retarding progressive neuronal degeneration due to Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in the patient'"'"'s brain, but which does not produce intolerable side effects.
- 7. A method for reducing progressive neuronal degeneration in a patient suffering from Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, comprising the step of chronically administering to the patient a neuroprotective drug selected from the group consisting of clozapine, olanzapine, and fluperlapine, and salts, isomers, and analogs thereof which penetrate mammalian blood brain barriers, wherein the neuroprotective drug is therapeutically effective in retarding progressive neuronal degeneration due to NMDA receptor hypofunction in the patient'"'"'s brain, and does not produce intolerable side effects.
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