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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Sbi Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Tohru Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Motowo Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Fuminori Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Kiwamu Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Matsushima, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ueha, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Abe, Tokyo, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
SBI Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for radiation damage that has a novel mechanism of action and can prevent and alleviate a wide range of symptoms of radiation damage for which no therapeutic measures have been available so far, and moreover, is highly safe to humans. A preventive and/or therapeutic agent for radiation damage comprising a compound represented by the following formula (I) such as 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) or a salt thereof as an active ingredient can be used to improve the survival rate, improve body weight reduction, and alleviate hematopoietic disorder: (wherein Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group; and Rrepresents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group).