Title:
ポリスチレンスルホネートを用いた膣炎および/または細菌性膣症の予防、抑制、または治療方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004525095
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A method for preventing, inhibiting, or treating vaginitis or bacterial vaginosis using polystyrene sulfonate is provided. The polystyrene sulfonate used in the present invention inhibits Trichomonas (a flagellate protozoon), Gardnerella, and other vaginitis/vaginosis-causing bacteria. The method of this invention generally comprises the application of an effective amount of an inhibitory agent into the vagina of a female in need of prevention, inhibition, and/or treatment of vaginitis and/or bacterial vaginosis. Preferably the polystyrene sulfonate in contained in an aqueous based composition, more preferably in an aqueous based composition buffered to a pH of about 3.5 to about 7.5, and even more preferably in an aqueous based composition buffered to a pH of about 3.5 to about 5.
Inventors:
Lowlens Jean Dark The Neverd
Robert Anthony Anderson Jr.
Robert Anthony Anderson Jr.
Application Number:
JP2002550901A
Publication Date:
August 19, 2004
Filing Date:
December 18, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center
International Classes:
A61M31/00; A61K31/795; A61P15/02; A61P31/00; A61P31/04; A61K9/00; (IPC1-7): A61K31/795; A61M31/00; A61P15/02; A61P31/00; A61P31/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshikazu Tani
Kazuo Abe
Kazuo Abe