A method for treatment of neurodegenerative
disease conditions
stemming from
multiple sclerosis, aging, autoimmune diseases and
fibromyalgia. A compound effective to increase neuronal
metabolism of
histamine to a
histamine H2
agonist is administered in an amount sufficient to stimulate production of cyclic AMP at a level which is sufficient to maintain
myelin against undergoing self-degeneration. The compound is selected from the group consisting of
histamine M-
methyltransferase, monoamineoxidase-A, monoamineoxidase-A agonists and
histamine H3 antagonists. The histamine M-
methyltransferase may be administered to increase neuronal
metabolism of histamine to tele-methylhistamine, whereas the monoamineoxidase-A or monoamineoxidase-A
agonist may be administered so as to increase neuronal
metabolism of telemethylhistamine to an H2
agonist. Separately or in conjunction with the others, the
histamine H3
antagonist may be administered so as to inhibit metabolism of the telemethylhistamine to an H3 agonist, thereby increasing metabolism of the telemethylhistamine to an H2 agonist. The increased
histamine H2 agonist levels reduce demyelination and the symptoms that are associated with these conditions.