2-Arachidonylglycerol (2-AG)-an inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and neuroprotective factor of the brain in closed head injury

摘要

The present invention relates to 2-arachidonylglycerol (2-AG) to be used as inhibitor of a tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), in the reduction of edema caused by closed head injury, in the reduction of neurological deficits caused by closed head injury and stroke and in treating pathological conditions caused by TNF-alpha and/or by radical oxygen intermediates (ROI), in pharmaceutical composition for the same use comprising as active ingredient 2-AG. It comprises also the use of 2-AG and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of said indications and methods of treatment by 2-AG and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same for diseases caused by said indications.