The invention relates to a method of preventing or treating cartilage damage by administering a GABA analog such as, for example, a compound of Formula
1
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R
1
is hydrogen or straight or branched lower alkyl, and n is an integer of from 4 to 6.
该发明涉及通过给予类似
GABA的类似物,例如Formula1的化合物及其药学上可接受的盐,来预防或治疗软骨损伤的方法,其中R1是
氢或直链或支链低
碳烷基,n为4至6的整数。