Material and methods for treating developmental disorders including comorbid and idiopathic autism
View Patent ↗The present invention is directed to a method of treating a subject with autism spectrum disorder by administering an acetylaminopropane sulfonate. The acetylaminopropane sulfonate may have the following formula
1. A method of treating a subject having an autism spectrum disorder, comprising the step of administering to the subject a composition that includes at least one homotaurine analog, wherein the homotaurine analog is at least one member selected from the group consisting of an acetylaminopropane sulfonate and an acetylaminopropane sulfonate salt, wherein the homotaurine analog is administered to the subject at a dose of at least one member selected from the group consisting of about a 333 mg dose, about a 666 mg dose, about a 999 mg dose, about a 1332 mg dose, about a 1665 mg dose, about a 1998 mg dose, about a 2331 mg dose, about a 2664 mg dose and about a 2997 mg dose.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the homotaurine analog decreases neuronal glutamatergic signaling.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the autism spectrum disorder includes Asperger's syndrome.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the autism spectrum disorder includes an idiopathic autism.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the autism spectrum disorder includes a pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject further has fragile X syndrome.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acetylaminopropane sulfonate salt includes a calcium acetylaminopropane sulfonate represented by Formula I:
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose is about the 333 mg dose.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose is about the 666 mg dose.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose is administered daily to the subject in a single dose.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose is administered daily to the subject in multiple doses.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the multiple doses are three doses.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is a human.
14. A method of treating a subject having fragile X syndrome, comprising the step of administering to the subject a composition that includes at least one homotaurine analog, wherein the homotaurine analog is at least one member selected from the group consisting of an acetylaminopropane sulfonate and an acetylaminopropane sulfonate salt, wherein the homotaurine analog is administered to the subject at a dose of at least one member selected from the group consisting of about a 333 mg dose, about a 666 mg dose, about a 999 mg dose, about a 1332 mg dose, about a 1665 mg dose, about a 1998 mg dose, about a 2331 mg dose, about a 2664 mg dose and about a 2997 mg dose.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the homotaurine analog decreases neuronal glutamatergic signaling.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the subject further has an autism spectrum disorder.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the acetylaminopropane sulfonate salt includes a calcium acetylaminopropane sulfonate represented by Formula I:
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the dose is about the 333 mg dose.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the dose is about the 666 mg dose.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the dose is administered daily to the subject in a single dose.
21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the dose is administered daily to the subject in multiple doses.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the multiple doses are three doses.
23. The method of claim 14 , wherein the subject is a human.
24. A method of treating a human having fragile X syndrome, comprising the step of administering to the human a composition that includes Formula I:
wherein the composition is administered to the subject in a dose of about 333 mg at a frequency of at least one member selected from the group consisting of two times a day and three times a day.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the human further has an autism spectrum disorder.
26. A method of treating a human having an autism spectrum disorder, comprising the step of administering to the human a composition that includes Formula I:
wherein the composition is administered to the subject in a dose of about 333 mg at a frequency of at least one member selected from the group consisting of two times a day and three times a day.
27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the human further has fragile X syndrome.