Method for treating leishmaniasis using methyl-beta-cyclodextrin

a technology of beta cyclodextrin and leishmaniasis, which is applied in the directions of biocide, spray delivery, aerosol delivery, etc., to achieve the effect of safe and efficient composition

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-06-24
COUNCIL OF SCI & IND RES
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[0012] Accordingly, the present invention relates to a composition useful for the treatment of leishmaniasis said composition comprising pharmaceutically effective amount of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin, optionally along with other anti-leishmanial agent(s) and / or pharmaceutically acceptable additives, and a method thereof, wherein the said method reduces the cholesterol levels of the plasma membrane of the infected host cells by about 50%.

[0013] The main embodiment of the present invention is a method of treating leishmaniasis said method consisting of step of administering a composition comprising pharmaceutically effective amount of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin optionally along with other anti-leishmanial agent(s) and / or pharmaceutically acceptable additives, to a subject in need thereof.

[0014] In another main embodiment of the present invention, wherein the said method reduces the cholesterol levels of the plasma membrane of the infected host cells by about 50%.

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The present invention relates to a composition useful for the treatment of leishmaniasis said composition comprising pharmaceutically effective amount of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin, optionally along with other anti-leishmanial agent(s) and/or pharmaceutically acceptable additives, and a method thereof, wherein the said method reduces the cholesterol levels of the plasma membrane of the infected host cells by about 50%.

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FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION[0001] The present invention relates to a composition useful for the treatment of leishmaniasis said composition comprising pharmaceutically effective amount of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin, optionally along with other anti-leishmanial agent(s) and / or pharmaceutically acceptable additives, and a method thereof, wherein the said method reduces the cholesterol levels of the plasma membrane of the infected host cells by about 50%.BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART OF THE PRESENT INVENTION[0002] Leishmania are protozoan parasites that are responsible for substantial public health problems, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. In a recent survey, 88 countries have been declared as leishmaniasis-endemic.sup.7. The current increase in leishmaniasis throughout the world to epidemic proportion coupled with increasing incidence of the disease in developed countries, and emergence of visceral leishmaniasis as an important opportunistic infection among people with hum...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K31/724
CPCA61K9/0024A61K9/0073A61K9/20A61K31/724A61K45/06A61K2300/00Y02A50/30
Inventor CHATTOPADHYAY, AMITABHAMADHUBALA, RENTALA
Owner COUNCIL OF SCI & IND RES
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