Method for treating Alzheimer's disease with folic acid
First Claim
1. A method for treating Alzheimer'"'"'s disease or inhibiting microvascular events leading to neurodegeneration, which comprises administering to a patient in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a drug which causes a reduction in at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine or modifies the toxic effects of at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine on the vasculature or on nerve cells in the brain, wherein said drug comprises folic acid or a folate or a derivative thereof, with the proviso that the drug is exclusive of coenzyme Q10.
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Abstract
A method is provided for treating occlusive vascular disease or Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, wherein the patient has at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine and at least moderately reduced blood levels of folate and vitamin B12, wherein the patient is treated with folic acid, a folate or a derivative thereof, and optionally vitamin B12, and optionally an organic nitrate such as isosorbide mononitrate or dinitrate, or an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin II antagonist, or a NEP/ACE inhibitor or a combination of two or more of the above.
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1. A method for treating Alzheimer'"'"'s disease or inhibiting microvascular events leading to neurodegeneration, which comprises administering to a patient in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a drug which causes a reduction in at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine or modifies the toxic effects of at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine on the vasculature or on nerve cells in the brain, wherein said drug comprises folic acid or a folate or a derivative thereof, with the proviso that the drug is exclusive of coenzyme Q10.
- 2. A method for treating Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, which comprises administering to a patient in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a drug which causes a reduction in at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine or modifies the toxic effects of at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine on the vasculature or on nerve cells in the brain, wherein said drug comprises folic acid or a folate or a derivative thereof, with the proviso that the drug is exclusive of coenzyme Q10.
- 11. A method for inhibiting microvascular events leading to Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, which comprises administering to a patient in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a drug which causes a reduction in at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine or modifies the toxic effects of at least moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine on the vasculature or on nerve cells in the brain, wherein said drug comprises folic acid, a folate or a derivative thereof, with the proviso that the drug is exclusive of coenzyme Q10.
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