USE OF 9-SUBSTITUTED HYPOXANTHINE DERIVATIVES TO STIMULATE REGENERATION OF NERVOUS TISSUE

摘要

The present invention comprises a method of stimulating regeneration or survival of a mammalian motor neuron or of a mammalian sensory neuron comprising administering to a mammal an effective amount of a compound that is a 9-substituted hypoxanthine derivative linked through a linker to p-aminobenzoic acid moiety or of a salt or prodrug ester of such a compound. Preferably, the compound is N-4-carboxyphenyl-3-(6-oxohydropurin-9-yl) propanamide. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions formulated for stimulation of regeneration of a mammalian motor neuron comprising the 9-substituted hypoxanthine derivative and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.