Patent ID: 7148244

Claim:
A method of treating HIV infection or AIDS comprising administering to a subject infected with HIV or a subject with AIDS an effective amount of a composition comprising an aminostilbazole derivative represented by the following formula [1] or a salt thereof: A-B-D-E- [1] wherein A represents optionally substituted pyridyl or 1-oxide pyridyl, B represents optionally substituted ethenylene, D represents optionally substituted phenylene, E represents the following formula: wherein G represents optionally substituted phenyl, R represents (1) hydrogen, (2) optionally substituted alkyl, (3) optionally substituted alkenyl, (4) alkynyl, or (5)-COR 0 , R 0 represents alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, or the following formula: wherein n represents an integer of 1 to 5, R 5 and R 6 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl.