Actividad anticonvulsiva de sesquiterpenoides de bisaboleno aislados de aceite de cúrcuma

• Main Authors: CRAWFORD, Alexander D, DE WITTE, Peter A. M, ORELLANA PAUCAR, Adriana Monserrath, ESGUERRA, Camila V
• Format: Patent
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 04.04.2018
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

Un sesquiterpenoide de bisaboleno aislado de aceite de cúrcuma para su uso como un agente anticonvulsivo en el tratamiento de la epilepsia, en donde dicho aceite de cúrcuma es de Curcuma longa L. The present invention relates to the anti-convulsant activity of turmeric oil and its volatile bisabolene sesquiterpenoids ar- turmerone, α-turmerone, β-turmerone (curlone) and α-atlantone, as an anticonvulsant agent for the treatment of epilepsy and/or as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system, including tremor, pain, mood disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and schizophrenia), and neurodegenerative diseases.