PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS

摘要

A pharmaceutical composition for use in the prevention and/or treatment o f a neurodegenerative disorder comprising a compound comprised of one or mor e disaccharide units, the or each disaccharide unit comprising a uronate moi ety linked to a glucosamine moiety, wherein the 2-O atom of the uronate moie ty is substituted with a hydrogen atom, the 6-O atom of the glucosamine moie ty is substituted with a sulphate group and the 2-N atom of the glucosamine moiety is substituted with an atom or group other than a sulphate group. The composition is particularly preferred for use in the prevention and/or trea tment of Alzheimer's disease.