USE OF GROWTH HORMONE SECRETION-ACCELERATING SUBSTANCE FOR STIMULATING OR ENHANCING APPETITE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for using a growth hormone secretion- accelerating substance for stimulating or enhancing the appetite of a patient. SOLUTION: This method for stimulating or enhancing the appetite of the patient includes administering the growth hormone secretion-accelerating substance, its prodrug, or the pharmacologically acceptable salt of the secretion- accelerating substance or the prodrug. In more detail, this invention provides the method for stimulating or enhancing the appetite of the patient wherein the growth hormone secretion-accelerating substance is a compound represented by formula I (the substituents are the same as defined in the present specification).