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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2009
Jun Kotera, Hasuda, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Kawaguchi, JP;
Takeo Kitazawa, Ichikawa, JP;
Taketoshi Ishii, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Morimoto, Amagasaki, JP;
Harutami Yamada, Hasuda, JP;
Jun Kotera, Hasuda, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Kawaguchi, JP;
Takeo Kitazawa, Ichikawa, JP;
Taketoshi Ishii, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Morimoto, Amagasaki, JP;
Harutami Yamada, Hasuda, JP;
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a therapeutic or prophylactic method for treating Parkinson's disease by administering an effective amount of a compound having a phosphodiesterase 10 inhibitory activity; and also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prophylaxis of Parkinson's disease comprising as an active ingredient a compound having a phosphodiesterase 10 inhibitory activity. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for enhancing dopamine signal in the brain, which comprises administering an effective amount of a compound having a phosphodiesterase 10 inhibitory activity; and also relates to pharmaceutical composition for enhancing dopamine signal in brain comprising as an active ingredient a compound having a phosphodiesterase 10 inhibitory activity.