Monoglyceride of acetoacetate and derivatives for the treatment of neurological disorders

• US 9,125,881 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2009
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerecin, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Accela Incorporated (Piksel Incorporated)
• Inventors: Henderson, Samuel T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jiang, Shaojia Anna
• Assistant Examiner(s): CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI
• Application Number:
  US13/054,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20110178032A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,259 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
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• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/00 Drugs for disorders of the nervous system
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/08 Antiepileptics; Anticonvulsants
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/14 for treating abnormal movements, e.g. chorea, dyskinesia
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/16 Anti-Parkinson drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/28 for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
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Abstract

This invention relates to methods of using the monoglyceride of acetoacetate and metabolic precursors for the treatment, prevention, inhibition or alleviation of neurological diseases associated with neuronal hypometabolism, such as Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, Parkinson'"'"'s disease, Friedreich'"'"'s Ataxia (FRDA), GLUT1-deficient Epilepsy, Leprechaunism and Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome, Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft (CABG) dementia, anesthesia induced memory loss, age associated memory impairment (AAMI), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Huntington'"'"'s disease and many others.

Claims

1. A method of treatment for Parkinson'"'"'s disease, comprising:

a) selecting a patient having Parkinson'"'"'s disease;

b) determining the ApoE status of the patient;

c) administering to the patient having an absence of ApoE4 a composition comprising an effective amount of monoacetoacetin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the composition lacks a source of D-β

-hydroxybutyric acid or its corresponding salt, in an amount effective to elevate the patient'"'"'s blood level of ketone bodies.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the monoacetoacetin is administered at a dose in the range of 0.1 g/kg/day to 10 g/kg/day.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the patient'"'"'s blood level of ketone bodies is elevated to 0.2 mM to 20 mM at about two hours post administration.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a carbohydrate source.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the carbohydrate source is glucose.