Patent ID: 9132280
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A61K,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of photodynamic therapy to treat a skin disease in an animal in need thereof, comprising: administering 5-amino-2,2-dimethyl-6-[3′-(R,S)amino-4′-hydroxy-butan-1-one]-2,3-dihydro-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one or an analog thereof to the animal such that the 5-amino-2,2-dimethyl-6-[3′-(R,S)amino-4′-hydroxy-butan-1-one]-2,3-dihydro-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one or an analog thereof accumulates in the diseased skin cells; and exposing light energy to the diseased cells containing 5-amino-2,2-dimethyl-6-[3′-(R,S)amino-4′-hydroxy-butan-1-one]-2,3-dihydro-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one or an analog thereof, wherein the light energy comprises ultraviolet light provided from any commercially available light source, wherein the ultraviolet light has a wavelength of from about 3665 nm to about 385 nm, and wherein the skin disease is psoriasis.