Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, and stroke (MELAS), Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS), are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as 4-(p-quinolyl)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives. Methods and compounds useful in treating other disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and pervasive developmental disorders such as autism are also disclosed. Energy biomarkers useful in assessing the metabolic state of a subject and the efficacy of treatment are also disclosed. Methods of modulating, normalizing, or enhancing energy biomarkers, as well as compounds useful for such methods, are also disclosed.
揭示了治疗或抑制线粒体疾病的方法,例如弗里德雷希共济失调症(FR
DA)、勒伯遗传性视神经病变(LHON)、线粒体肌病、脑病、
乳酸中毒和中风(ME
LAS)、科恩斯-萨耶综合征(KSS),以及在本发明方法中有用的化合物,如4-(对
喹啉基)-2-羟基丁酰胺衍
生物。还揭示了用于治疗其他疾病的方法和化合物,如肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS)、亨廷顿病、帕
金森病和广泛性发展障碍如自闭症。还揭示了用于评估受试者代谢状态和治疗疗效的能量
生物标志物。还揭示了调节、规范或增强能量
生物标志物的方法,以及用于这些方法的化合物。