Title:
TREATMENT OF ADDICTION AND IMPULSE-CONTROL DISORDERS USING PDE7 INHIBITORS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2016145255
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treatment of addictions and primary impulse-control disorders using PDE7 inhibitors.SOLUTION: This disclosure is directed to treatment of addictions and primary impulse-control disorders using phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE7) inhibitors, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents. The present invention provides a method of treating or preventing an addiction by determining that a subject has an addiction or is at risk of developing an addiction and then administering an inhibitor of a phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE7) effective to the subject for the treatment or prevention of the addiction. In one aspect of the invention, the subject is addicted to an addictive agent.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15
Inventors:
DEMOPULOS GREGORY A
GEORGE A GAITANARIS
GEORGE A GAITANARIS
Application Number:
JP2016095809A
Publication Date:
August 12, 2016
Filing Date:
May 12, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OMEROS CORP
International Classes:
A61K45/00; A61K31/045; A61K31/122; A61K31/192; A61K31/381; A61K31/401; A61K31/402; A61K31/4025; A61K31/4188; A61K31/421; A61K31/4353; A61K31/444; A61K31/4545; A61K31/498; A61K31/4985; A61K31/505; A61K31/506; A61K31/513; A61K31/519; A61K31/527; A61K31/5377; A61K31/542; A61K31/551; A61K45/06; A61P25/22; A61P25/30; A61P25/32; A61P25/34; A61P25/36; A61P43/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takeshi Oshio