Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

Meiji Dairies Corporation

Jean-Philippe Loeffler

Jean-Paul Behr

Masashi Yamada

Bang Luu

Yukie Suma

Gaby Schmitt

Bernadette Lutz-Bucher

Jose-Luis Gonzalez De Aguilar

Philippe Chabert

Florence Keyling-Bilger

Celine Girlanda-Junges

A preventive and therapeutic drug for a neurodegenerative disease containing, as an active ingredient, a cyclohexenone long-chain alcohol compound represented by formula (1) wherein each of R, R, and Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and X represents a C10&#x2013;C28 alkylene group or alkenylene group. Since the compound of the present invention exhibits excellent neurite-extension ability and an inhibition effect on disorders caused by mutation in an SOD gene, it is useful as the active ingredient of a preventive and therapeutic drug for neurodegenerative diseases, inter alia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and as the active ingredient of an inhibitory drug for disorders caused by mutation in an SOD gene.

Use of cyclohexenone long-chain alcohol for treating neurodegenerative diseases

New lipopolyamines of general formula (I), their salts, their preparation and their use. ##STR1## n=1 to 5 and m=2 to 6 R represents a radical ##STR2## (R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 : aliphatic radical containing 12 to 22 carbon atoms; R: hydrogen atom or alkyl radical optionally substituted with phenyl), or a radical ##STR3## (X=CH.sub.2, CO; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 aliphatic radical containing 11 to 21 carbon atoms), their preparation and their use. The lipopolyamines of general formula (I) are especially useful as vectors for the transfection of eukaryotic cells.

Lipopolyamines, their preparation and their use

Intermediate compounds useful for producing transfecting lipopolyamines, comprising: ##STR1## wherein m is an integer between 2 and 6 inclusive, wherein n is an integer between 2 and 5 inclusive, wherein R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl radical but no more than one R.sub.5 represents a carboxyl, the values of m in the different fragments (CH).sub.m may be identical or different, and wherein the symbol Z R.sub.5 represent a group protecting the amine function.

New lipopolyamines, their preparation and their use

New lipopolyamines of general formula (I), their salts, their preparation and their use. ##STR1## n=1 to 5 and m=2 to 6; R represents a radical ##STR2## (R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 : aliphatic radical containing 12 to 22 carbon atoms; R: hydrogen atom or alkyl radical optionally substituted with phenyl), or a radical ##STR3## (X=CH.sub.2, CO; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 aliphatic radical containing 11 to 21 carbon atoms), their preparation and their use. The lipopolyamines of general formula (I) are especially useful as vectors for the transfection of eukaryotic cells.

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Jean-Philippe Loeffler