IMPROVING/PROPHYLACTIC AGENT FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improving agent for chronic kidney disease which, unlike existing symptomatic drugs, is capable of increasing the eGFR and of improving kidney function itself.SOLUTION: An improving and/or prophylactic agent for chronic kidney disease is formulated, which contains...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors NAKAJIMA MOTOO, ABE FUMINORI, KODA TAKEO, TANAKA TORU, KAWADA SATOSHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 10.03.2016
Subjects
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

Loading…
More Information
Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improving agent for chronic kidney disease which, unlike existing symptomatic drugs, is capable of increasing the eGFR and of improving kidney function itself.SOLUTION: An improving and/or prophylactic agent for chronic kidney disease is formulated, which contains, as an active component, 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), or a derivative thereof or a salt thereof. Preferably, the ALA substances contain a metal-containing compound such as ferrous sodium citrate. As the aforementioned ALA substances, ALA, various esters (such as ALA methyl ester, ethyl ester, propyl ester, butyl ester, and pentyl ester), and hydrochlorides, phosphates and sulfates thereof may be suitably illustrated.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】既存の対症療法的薬剤ではなく、eGFR値を増加させることができ、腎機能自体を改善することができる慢性腎臓病改善剤を提供する。【解決手段】5−アミノレブリン酸(ALA)若しくはその誘導体又はその塩を有効成分として含有する慢性腎臓病改善及び/又は予防剤を調製する。これらALA類にクエン酸第一鉄ナトリウム等の金属含有化合物を含有させることが好ましい。上記ALA類としては、ALA、及び同メチルエステル、エチルエステル、プロピルエステル、ブチルエステル、ペンチルエステル等の各種エステル類、並びに、これらの塩酸塩、リン酸塩、硫酸塩等を好適に例示することができる。【選択図】なし
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20150234449