Methods and compositions are disclosed that are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular and cardiac diseases and disorders, or damage resulting from surgical or medical procedures that may cause ischemic or ischemic/reperfusion damage in humans; and cardiovascular trauma. The beneficial effects of the compositions and methods are achieved through the use of pharmaceutical compositions that include agents that interfere with the production and/or biological activities of sphingolipids and their metabolites, particularly sphingosine (SPH) and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S-1-P). Also disclosed are methods for identifying and isolating therapeutic agents.
所公开的方法和组合物有助于预防和/或治疗心血管和心脏疾病和失调,或可能导致人体缺血或缺血/再灌注损伤的手术或医疗程序造成的损伤;以及心血管创伤。这些组合物和方法的有益效果是通过使用药物组合物实现的,这些组合物包括干扰鞘
磷脂及其代谢物,特别是鞘
磷脂(
SPH)和鞘
磷脂-1-
磷酸(S-1-P)的产生和/或
生物活性的制剂。还公开了用于鉴定和分离治疗剂的方法。