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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1988
James B Mercer, Lenexa, KS (US);
Other;
Abstract
The administration internally to humans of certain imidazol derivatives, especially 1-(Beta-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitro-imidazole (metgronidazole); N'-cyano-N-methyl-N'-[2[[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl) methyl]thio]ethyl]-guanidine (cimetidine); 6-[1-methyl-4-nitro-imidazol-5-yl)thio] purine (azathioprine); L-(-)-2,3,5,6-Tetrahydro-6-phenyl-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole (levamisole), or salts of the above compounds, is an effective therapeutic treatment for multiple sclerosis, both acute and chronic. The imidazole moeity is theorized to directly inhibit spread of the virus theorized to cause multiple sclerosis. Treatment of multiple sclerosis with metronidazole with one bolus dose on a frequency of once a day or less and with cimetidine on a frequency of twice per day has been found to be highly efficatious with minimal suppression of the patient's natural immune system and minimal long term peripheral nerve damage.