Patent ID: 6667028
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of at least one of promoting hair growth and decreasing hair loss, said method comprising the steps of:a) providing an agent comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of compounds of formula (II), and physiologically compatible salts thereof; wherein A and B, independently of each other, are each a CH group or a nitrogen atom, with the proviso that at least one of said A and B is said CH group; Y represents â€”Oâ€”, â€”(CH2)nâ€”, â€”NHâ€”CH2â€”, â€”CH2â€”NHâ€”, â€”N&boxH;Nâ€”, â€”CH&boxH;CHâ€”, â€”CH2â€”Oâ€”, â€”Oâ€”CH2â€”, â€”N&boxH;CHâ€”, â€”CH&boxH;Nâ€”, â€”(CH2â€”CH2â€”O)m or â€”(Oâ€”CH2â€”CH2)mâ€”, with m and n, independently of each other, equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4; R8 represents an alkyl group with one to eight carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group having from one to six carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkenyl group having from two to six carbon atoms, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group or an alkenyl carboxylic acid group having two to six carbon atoms; and b) applying said agent to hair and scalp in an amount sufficient for said promoting of said hair growth or said decreasing of said hair loss; and c) leaving said agent on said hair and scalp for a predetermined time interval.