Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising lignans and their derivatives for treating hyperplastic diseases
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Application No.: US14282941Application Date: 2014-05-20
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Publication No.: US09669000B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Hermann Stuppner , Stefan Schwaiger , David Bernhard , Günther Laufer
- Applicant: Universität Innsbruck
- Applicant Address: AT Innsbruck
- Assignee: Universität Innsbruck
- Current Assignee: Universität Innsbruck
- Current Assignee Address: AT Innsbruck
- Agency: Parker Highlander PLLC
- Main IPC: A61K31/341
- IPC: A61K31/341 ; A61K31/381

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising specific compounds which may be obtained from Leontopodium alpinum Cass. (Edelweiss). A preferred compound is leoligin (=(2S,3R,4R)-4-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-yl]methyl(2Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoat]). Corresponding means and methods in respect of medical uses of the compounds are described. The present invention also provides a medical device comprising, containing or having been contacted with the compound. The compounds provided herein may particularly be used in the treatment of hyperplastic diseases, in particular intimal hyperplasia, e.g. stenosis, restenosis, atherosclerosis and the like. Also envisaged herein is the use of these compounds in the treatment of proliferative diseases, such as leukemia, prostate cancer and lung cancer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140371306A1 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LIGNANS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING HYPERPLASTIC DISEASES Public/Granted day:2014-12-18
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