Pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition for treating alopecia

摘要

The present invention relates to a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition for treating alopecia, and in general for counteracting excessive hair loss, comprising as an active ingredient a compound of formula (I) R—N1-spermidine, or 1,4-butane-diamine,N-(3-aminopropyl)-N1—R. The compounds of general formula (I) are active in accordance with the objects of the present invention, and also sufficiently stable to allow effective application for topical use on the scalp without potentially being transformed into a different substance, which is no longer active, as a result of oxidation.

主权项

1. A method for treating hair loss in a human subject comprising:
administering one or more compounds selected from
H2N—(CH2)3—N1(CH3)—(CH2)4—NH2;  (II)H2N—(CH2)3—N1(C6H11)—(CH2)4—NH2;  (III)H2N—(CH2)3—N1(C2H5)—(CH2)4—NH2;  (IV)H2N—(CH2)3—N1(C3H7)—(CH2)4—NH2;  (V)H2N—(CH2)3—N1(C4H9)—(CH2)4—NH2;  (VI)and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.