Patent ID: 6399655
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of prophylactically treating an animal for cataract wherein the animal is at risk of developing cataract, which method comprises administering to said animal a compound of formula I: wherein V, W and X are selected from the group consisting of hydro, alkoxy, hydroxyl, halo, an ester, an ether, a carboxylic acid group, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a carboxylic acid group, and â€”SR, in which R is hydrogen or an alkyl group, and Y is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, C(OH), and C&boxH;O, and Z is selected from the group consisting of hydro and C(O)OR1, wherein R1 is an alkyl, or a cataract-inhibiting prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amount sufficient to treat said animal for cataract prophylactically.