Use of dipyridamole or mopidamole for treatment and prevention of thromboembolic diseases and disorders caused by excessive formation of thrombin and/or by elevated expression of thrombin receptors

摘要

A method of treatment of the human or non-human animal body for treating or preventing disorders caused by elevated thrombin or elevated thrombin receptor expression is disclosed, for example thromboembolic disease vascular syndromes, or proliferative diseases, which method comprises administering to a human or non-human animal body in need of such treatment an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition containing dipyridamole, mopidamole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, corresponding pharmaceutical compositions as well as the use of dipyridamole or mopidamole for the manufacture of these pharmaceutical compositions.