TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF NON-INFLAMMATORY NEURONAL DAMAGE FROM BRAIN TRAUMA AND STROKES USING MENTHOL, LINALOOL AND/OR ICILIN
Compositions for prevention or treatment of non-inflammatory neuronal damage from brain trauma and strokes are provided, and the compositions contain a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Menthol, Linalool, Icilin and combinations thereof. Methods for treatment or prevention of non-inflammatory neuronal damage from brain trauma and strokes are also provided, and the methods include administering such compositions.
1 . A method for treating non-inflammatory neuronal damage from a condition selected from the group consisting of brain trauma, a stroke and a combination thereof, comprising administering to an individual having such damage a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Menthol, Linalool, Icilin and combinations thereof.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of a medicament, a food product and a supplement to a food product.
3 . A method for preventing non-inflammatory neuronal damage from a condition selected from the group consisting of brain trauma, a stroke and a combination thereof, comprising administering to an individual having the condition a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Menthol, Linalool, Icilin and combinations thereof.
4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of a medicament, a food product and a supplement to a food product.
5 . A method for preventing non-inflammatory neuronal apoptosis from a condition selected from the group consisting of brain trauma, a stroke and a combination thereof, comprising administering to an individual a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Menthol, Linalool, Icilin and combinations thereof.
6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of a medicament, a food product and a supplement to a food product.
7 . A method for preventing non-inflammatory neuronal necrosis from a condition selected from the group consisting of brain trauma, a stroke and a combination thereof, comprising administering to an individual having the condition a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Menthol, Linalool, Icilin and combinations thereof.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of a medicament, a food product and a supplement to a food product.
9 . A method for providing neuroprotection to an individual in need of same comprising administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Menthol, Linalool, Icilin and combinations thereof.
10 . The method of claim 9 wherein the composition is a medicament.
11 . The method of claim 9 wherein the composition is a food product.
12 . The method of claim 11 wherein the food product comprises a component selected from the group consisting of protein, carbohydrate, fat and combinations thereof.
13 . The method of claim 9 wherein the composition is a supplement to a food product.