摘要 |
The present invention relates to compounds for the treatment and prevention of disease that are linked to disturbances and defects in the secretory system. Such diseases include diarrhea, Menière's disease, various kinds of edema, and so on. The inventors have shown that the compound erucamide can be used for such treatment. Use of a compound according to the formula (I), wherein R1 is a saturated or partly unsaturated straight or branched alkyl chain comprising 15-28, or preferably 19-24, carbon atoms or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, to be used in the treatment of a mammal suffering from any of the conditions chosen from the group comprising; diarrhea, cerebral edema, Menières disease, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
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