A method is provided for treating a patient in need of therapy for a neurodegenerative disease comprising administering to that patient a therapeutically effective dose of a lipid glyceride comprising a glycerol moiety and a fatty acid moiety, the fatty acid moiety being selected from the group consisting of γ-linolenic acid, dihomo- γ-linolenic acid and arachidonic acid characterised in that the selected fatty acid moiety is attached to the glycerol moiety at its sn-2 position. Preferably the method is that wherein the lipid is administered for a duration and at a dose sufficient to maintain or elevate TGF-β1 levels in the patient to therapeutic levels.
提供了一种治疗需要治疗的神经退行性疾病患者的方法,该方法包括向该患者施用治疗有效剂量的脂质
甘油酯,该脂质
甘油酯包括
甘油分子和
脂肪酸分子,
脂肪酸分子选自
γ-亚麻酸、二氢-
γ-亚麻酸和
花生四烯酸组成的组,其特征在于所选
脂肪酸分子在其sn-2位连接到
甘油分子上。优选的方法是,脂质的给药时间和剂量足以使患者体内的 TGF-β1
水平维持或升高到治疗
水平。