The present invention provides novel compounds of 11β-hydroxy steroids and compositions and their application as pharmaceuticals for preventing or reversing injury to mitochondria, for treating or preventing diseases relating to mitochondrial dysfunction or depletion, and for inducing regeneration or restructuring of mitochondria as a means of treating diseases relating to abnormalities in mitochondrial structure and function in a human or animal subject. Also disclosed herein are methods for diagnosing injury to mitochondria and for diagnosing the success or failure of therapeutics designed to treat, prevent, or reverse injury to or depletion of mitochondria.
本发明提供了11β-羟基类
固醇的新型化合物和组合物及其作为药物的应用,用于预防或逆转对线粒体的损伤,治疗或预防与线粒体功能障碍或耗竭有关的疾病,以及诱导线粒体的再生或
重组,作为治疗与人或动物体内线粒体结构和功能异常有关的疾病的一种手段。本文还公开了诊断线粒体损伤和诊断旨在治疗、预防或逆转线粒体损伤或耗竭的疗法成败的方法。