Claims
- 1. A method to treat or prevent a pathological condition selected from the group consisting of a pathogen infection, an autoimmune disease, an allergy or inflammation condition, a cancer or a precancer, a neurological disorder, a wound, a burn, a bone fracture, osteoporosis, acute myelitis, sarcoidosis or an immune suppression condition or unwanted immune response associated with a chemotherapy, a radiation therapy or aging in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the pathological condition is a pathogen infection.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the pathogen infection is a viral infection.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the viral infection is a retrovirus infection.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the retrovirus infection is an HIV-1, HIV-2, SIV or SHIV infection.
- 6. The method of claim 2 wherein the pathogen infection is a parasite infection.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the parasite infection is a Plasmodium, Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Cryptosporidium or Pneumocystis infection.
- 8. The method of claim 2 wherein the pathogen infection is a bacterial infection.
- 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the bacterial infection is a Mycobacterium infection.
- 10. The method of claim 2 wherein the pathogen infection is a fungal or yeast infection.
- 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the fungal or yeast infection is a Candida, Aspergillus or Cryptococcus infection.
- 12. The method of claim 20, wherein the pathogen infection is an infection caused by a Togavirus, a Flavivirus, a Hepadnavirus, a Herpesvirus, a Papillomavirus, a Poxyirus, HHV-6, HHV-8, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, HSV-1, HSV-2, CMV, Escherichia, Haemophilus, Legionella pneumonia, Listeria, Mycoplasma, Mycobacterium, Neisseria, Pseudomonas, Rickettsia, Salmonella, Shigella, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Yersinia, Toxoplasma, Trichomonas, Chlamidya, Schistosoma, Strongyloides stercoralis, a gastrointestinal nematode, a helminth, a Microsporidium parasite or an Isosporum parasite.
- 13. The method of claim 1 wherein the pathological condition is a cancer or precancer.
- 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the cancer or precancer is a cancer or precancer arising in the throat, esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, ovary, lung, breast or central nervous system.
- 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the cancer or a precancer is selected from the group consisting of melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, non-small cell lung cancer, bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell cancer or carcinoma, a lymphoma, glioma, melanoma, pancreatic or gastric adenocarcinoma, human papillomavirus associated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, cervical carcinoma, hepatoma and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer or carcinoma, a glioma, a leukemia, a colon cancer and recurrent condylomata acuminata.
- 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the immunosuppression condition or unwanted immune response is associated with an autoimmune disease.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the autoimmune disease is systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoporosis, myasthenia gravis, Grave's disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis.
- 18. The method of claim 1 wherein the pathological condition is an allergy or inflammation condition.
- 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the allergy or inflammation condition is allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, atopic asthma, allergic respiratory disease, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, lung fibrosis, subepithelial fibrosis in airway hyperresponsiveness, chronic sinusitis, perennial allergic rhinitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic diarrhea or fibrosing alveolitis.
- 20. The method of claim 1 wherein the pathological condition is a neurological condition.
- 21. The method of claim 1 wherein the neurological condition is AIDS associated dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia or Multiple Sclerosis.
- 22. The method of claim 1 wherein the pathological condition is an immune suppression condition or unwanted immune response associated with a chemotherapy or a radiation therapy.
- 23. The method of claim 1 wherein the chemotherapy or radiation therapy is treatment of the subject with cyclosporin, cyclohexamide, mitomycin C, adriamycin, taxol, amphotericin B, cis-platin, a protease inhibitor, a nucleoside analog, a nucleotide analog, a corticosteroid or y-radiation.
- 24. The method of claim 1, 2, 13, 16, 18 or 20 wherein the subject is a human.
- 25. The method of claim 1 wherein the 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate is administered to the subject in a buccal or sublingual formulation.
- 26. The method of claim 1 wherein the 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate is administered to the subject as a parenteral suspension, liposome or colloid formulation.
- 27. The method of claim 25 or 26 wherein 0.05 to about 30 mg/kg/day of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate is administered to the subject once or twice per day.
- 28. 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate.
- 29. The 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate of claim 28 wherein less than about 3% w/w of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one is present.
- 30. The 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate of claim 28 wherein less than about 2% w/w of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one is present.
- 31. The 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate of claim 28 substantially free of other forms of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one.
- 32. The 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate of claim 31 wherein less than about 3% w/w of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5 α-androstan-17-one is present.
- 33. A product produced by the process of contacting 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate containing less than about 3% w/w of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one and one or more excipients.
- 34. The product of claim 33 wherein the one or more excipients is one or more of a polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, ethanol, benzyl alcohol and benzyl benzoate.
- 35. The product of claim 33 wherein the one or more excipients is one or more solid excipients.
- 36. The product of claim 33 wherein the one or more solid excipients is selected from the group consisting of binders, lubricants, inert diluents, preservatives and surface active or dispersing agents.
- 37. The product of claim 33 wherein the excipient is one or more of sucrose, mannitol, lactose and magnesium stearate.
- 38. The product of claim 6 wherein the 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate comprises at least about 15% w/w of the 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one that is present.
- 39. The product of claim 33 wherein the 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate contains less than about 2% w/w of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one.
- 40. The product of claim 39 wherein the one or more excipients is one or more of a polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, ethanol, benzyl alcohol and benzyl benzoate.
- 41. The product of claim 33 wherein the one or more excipients is one or more solid excipients.
- 42. The product of claim 41 wherein the one or more solid excipients is selected from the group consisting of binders, lubricants, inert diluents, preservatives and surface active or dispersing agents.
- 43. The product of claim 33 wherein the excipient is one or more of sucrose, mannitol, lactose and magnesium stearate.
- 44. 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate having an average particle size of about 0.1-10 μm.
- 45. The 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate of claim 44 having an average particle size of about 0.5-5 μm.
- 46. The 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate of claim 44 having an average particle size of about 0.03-2 μm.
- 47. A product produced by the process of storing a formulation comprising 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate and one or more excipients at about 5-40° C. for about 1-24 months in a closed container wherein the 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate is substantially free of other forms of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one.
- 48. The product of claim 47 wherein the formulation is a solid formulation or a liquid suspension, liposome or colloid formulation and the 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate contains less than about 3% w/w of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one.
- 49. The product of claim 47 wherein the formulation is a solid formulation for buccal or sublingual administration.
- 50. The product of claim 47 wherein the formulation is a liquid suspension, liposome or colloid formulation for parenteral, buccal or sublingual administration.
- 51. The product of claim 47 wherein the formulation is a solid, a suspension or a colloid and the 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate contains less than about 2% w/w of 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one.
- 52. The product of claim 51 wherein the formulation is a solid formulation for buccal or sublingual administration.
- 53. The product of claim 51 wherein the formulation is a liquid suspension, liposome or colloid formulation for parenteral administration.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application under 37 C.F.R. §153(b) of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/535,675, filed Mar. 23, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of abandoned U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/190,140, filed Mar. 16, 2000 (title “Pharmaceutical Compositions and Treatment Methods”, C. N. Ahlem, J. M. Frincke, L. D. A. de Carvahlo, C. L. Reading, et al. applicants), all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Continuations (1)
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