The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
发明人:
申请号：
EP13186626.1
公开号：
EP2687208A1
申请日:
2008.09.12
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Methods of retarding formation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina and of treating or ameliorating the effects of a disease characterized by an accumulation of a lipofuscin pigment in a retina are provided. These methods include the step of administering to a patient in need thereof a substituted C20-retinoid in an amount sufficient to reduce accumulation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina. Further provided are methods of retarding formation of A2E and/or ATR-dimer by replacing an all-trans-retinal (ATR) substrate with a C20-D3-retinal substrate under conditions sufficient to impede the formation of A2E. Compositions for retarding formation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina containing a substituted C20-retinoid and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided.
