Link Genomics, Inc.;Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
发明人:
申请号:
EP16875807.6
公开号:
EP3391883A1
申请日:
2016.12.16
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
The existent therapeutic drugs for CNV are merely pharmaceuticals for a symptomatic therapy, and therapeutic drugs for radical cure are strongly demanded. Also, a therapeutic drug for Dry AMD does not exist, and therapeutic drugs for radical cure are strongly demanded. The present invention provides a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for choroidal neovascularization, containing a compound having an activity of suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells, as an active ingredient. Also, the present invention provides a drusen suppressor comprising a compound having an activity of suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells, as an active ingredient.