Iontophoretic delivery of curcumin and curcumin analogs for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

• US 7,985,776 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Issued: 07/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Codman & Shurtleff Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Codman & Shurtleff Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Di Mauro, Thomas M., Lilienfeld, Sean
• Primary Examiner(s): WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A
• Application Number:
  US12/147,881
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 514/681, 424/43
• US Class Current: 514/681
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/09 having two or more such linkages
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/12 Ketones
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/165 having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/216 of acids having aromatic rings, e.g. benactizyne, clofibrate
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/22 of acyclic acids, e.g. pravastatin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/221 with compounds having an amino group, e.g. acetylcholine, acetylcarnitine
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/223 of alpha-aminoacids
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0009 involving or responsive to electricity, magnetism or acoustic waves; Galenical aspects of sonophoresis, iontophoresis, electroporation or electroosmosis microelectromechanical systems A61K9/0097
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/7023 Transdermal patches and similar drug-containing composite devices, e.g. cataplasms galenical aspects of iontophoretic devices A61K9/0009; microneedle arrays A61K9/0021; buccal patches A61K9/006
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 229/12 to carbon atoms of acyclic carbon skeletons
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 229/34 the carbon skeleton containing six-membered aromatic rings
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 271/54 to carbon atoms of hydrocarbon radicals substituted by carboxyl groups

Abstract

A method of delivering a curcuminoid to a patient, which includes iontophoretically delivering a charged curcuminoid across the skin of an Alzheimer'"'"'s Disease patient.

Claims

1. A method of delivering a curcuminoid to a patient, comprising the steps of:

a) iontophoretically delivering a charged curcuminoid prodrug across a skin of the patient.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the patient has Alzheimer'"'"'s Disease.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the charged curcuminoid prodrug comprises a glycinate moiety.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the curcuminoid comprises bisdemethoxycurcumin.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the curcuminoid is a hybrid of curcumin and resveratrol.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the curcuminoid is a hybrid of bisdemethoxycurcumin and resveratrol.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the curcuminoid is a hybrid of curcumin and 3,3′

,4′

fisetin.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the curcuminoid is a hybrid of bisdemethoxycurcumin and 3,3′

,4′

fisetin.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the curcuminoid is a hybrid of curcumin and honokiol.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the curcuminoid is a hybrid of bisdemethoxycurcumin and honokiol.