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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, HK;
Inventors:
Min Li, Hong Kong, HK;
Juxian Song, Hong Kong, HK;
Yu Zeng, Hong Kong, HK;
Liangfeng Liu, Hong Kong, HK;
Assignee:
Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, HK;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising an autophagy enhancement compound. Small molecules that are able to enhance autophagy and lysosome biogenesis by activating the gene TFEB which can prevent the accumulation of toxic protein aggregates in treating neurodegenerative diseases are disclosed.