Patent ID: 7244761

Claim:
A method for promoting nerve regeneration, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound obtained from cultivating Penicillium sp. SPF-3059 containing a group represented by formulae [1], [2], [4], [5], [6] or [7] in the molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, represents a single bond or a double bond, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an acyloxy group, wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an acyloxy group, and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methoxymethyl group or formula [3], wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an acyloxy group, wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group and R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an acyloxy group, wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group and R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an acyloxy group.