Use of substituted 2-pyridinyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrimido[1,2-a] pyrimidin-4-one and 7-pyridinyl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a] pyrimidin-5(1H)one derivatives as therapeutic agents

摘要

The invention relates to an use of pyrimidone derivative represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein m, n, p, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein for treating a variety of disease states. More specifically, the invention relates to a medicament comprising the said derivative or a salt thereof as an active ingredient which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a neurodegenerative disease caused by abnormal activity of GSK3beta or GSK3beta and cdk5/p25, such as Alzheimer's disease.