US 7,585,514 B2
Administration of agents mimicking DOPAchrome tautomerase (TRP-2) activity for protecting hair follicle melanocytes
Stephane Commo, Paris (France); Olivier Gaillard, Forges-les-Bains (France); and Bruno Bernard, Neuilly sur Siene (France)
Assigned to L'Oreal, Paris (France)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/9,153.
Application 11/009153 is a continuation of application No. PCT/FR03/01729, filed on Jun. 10, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. 02/07137 (FR), filed on Jun. 11, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2005/0186233 A1, Aug. 25, 2005
Int. Cl. A61K 8/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 424—401 1 Claim
 
1. A regime or regimen for preventing and/or limiting and/or arresting the development of canities, comprising:
administering to an individual in need of such treatment, for such period of time as required to elicit the desired effect, a thus effective amount of an active agent mimicking DOPAchrome tautomerase activity, wherein the active agent mimicking DOPAchrome tautomerase activity is a salen-manganese complex.