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 Ϝ-linolenic acid, dihomo-Ϝ-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.
提供了一种治疗神经退行性疾病患者的方法,包括向该患者施用含有
甘油基团和
脂肪酸基团的治疗有效剂量的脂质
甘油酯,所述
脂肪酸基团选自Ϝ-
亚麻酸、二
油酸和
花生四烯酸组成的群体,其特点在于所选的
脂肪酸基团附着在
甘油基团的sn-2位置。最好的方法是,脂质被施用的持续时间和剂量足以维持或提高患者体内TGF-β1
水平至治疗
水平。