REDOX-ACTIVE THERAPEUTICS FOR TREATMENT OF MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES AND OTHER CONDITIONS AND MODULATION OF ENERGY BIOMARKERS
申请人:Miller Guy M.
公开号:US20100222436A1
公开(公告)日:2010-09-02
Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, stroke (MELAS), or Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS) are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as alpha-tocopherol quinone. Methods and compounds useful in treating other disorders 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.
本发明揭示了治疗或抑制线粒体疾病的方法,如弗里德雷希共济失调症(FRDA)、勒伯遗传性视神经病变(LHON)、线粒体肌病、脑病、乳酸中毒、中风(MELAS)或柯恩斯-萨耶综合症(KSS),以及在所述方法中有用的化合物,如α-生育酚醌。本发明还揭示了用于治疗其他疾病的方法和化合物。还揭示了有用于评估受试者代谢状态和治疗效果的能量生物标志物。本发明还揭示了调节、规范或增强能量生物标志物的方法,以及用于此类方法的化合物。