abstract |
PCT No. PCT/JP95/02162 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 23, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 23, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 20, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/12717 PCT Pub. Date May 2, 1996A 1,2-ethanediol derivative represented by the general formula [I] or its salt: <IMAGE> [I] has a NGF activity-potentiating effect and is useful as a remedy for various diseases caused by degeneration of central nervous system or peripheral nervous system such as senile dementia of Alzheimer type, Huntington's chorea, various neuropathies, Riley-Day syndrome, traumatic nerve injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the like. |