摘要:
New methods are described for the treatment of viral hepatitis C involving the administration of vitamin E and other compounds with antioxidant properties. Treatment with high doses of vitamin E is effective in treating chronic hepatitis C in patients refractory to interferon. In addition, new methods are described for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis and hepatic conditions manifesting hepatic fibrosis involving the administration of butylated hydroxytoluene and a metabolite of pentoxifylline, 1-�3-carboxypropyl!-3, 7-dimethylxanthine.
摘要:
This invention relates to compositions derived from Chinese herbal medicines, medicinal plants and extracts thereof, and to their use for the treatment of animals infected with viruses, especially with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). More specifically, the compositions of the present invention are derived from various Chinese herbal medicines or medicinal plants which have a long history of human consumption. The compositions of the invention are obtained through specific techniques and have demonstrated outstanding efficacy for treating human HBV carriers and hepatitic C patients. Compositions according to the invention have also exhibited in vitro antiviral activities against murine leukemia virus (MuLV) and HIV. HIV is the virus known to cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans and AIDS presents special problems to the medical community which the present invention addresses.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods for preventing occurrence or progression of liver damage using hepatocyte growth factor. In the methods, a preventatively effective amount of the hepatocyte growth factor is administered to the patient. The hepatocyte growth factor can be administered, for instance, prior to administering a hepatotoxic therapy to the patient. The hepatocyte growth factor can further be administered with activin or transforming growth factor-beta to prevent liver damage. Compositions comprising hepatocyte growth factor and activin antagonist or transforming growth factor-beta antagonist are also provided by the invention.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods for preventing occurrence or progression of liver damage using hepatocyte growth factor. In the methods, a preventatively effective amount of the hepatocyte growth factor is administered to the patient. The hepatocyte growth factor can be administered, for instance, prior to administering a hepatotoxic therapy to the patient. The hepatocyte growth factor can further be administered with activin or transforming growth factor-beta to prevent liver damage. Compositions comprising hepatocyte growth factor and activin antagonist or transforming growth factor-beta antagonist are also provided by the invention.
摘要:
A compound, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective mount to treat HBV or EBV of a compound, of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of 5-methyluracil, adenine and cytosine, and R' is hydrogen, acyl, or alkyl or a monophosphate, diphosphate or triphosphate ester, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
摘要:
A method for the treatment of a human infected with EBV that includes administering an EBV-treatment amount of an L-nucleoside of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is 5-methyluracil, and R' is hydrogen, acyl, alkyl or a monophosphate, diphosphate or triphosphate ester, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
摘要:
The present invention covers 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid zinc complex compound as represented by the formula [I]: ##STR1## as well as a process for producing the same, and an anti-hepatitis agent, liver function improving agent and anti-ulcer agent. As compared with 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, glutathione and glycyrrhizin, the compound (I) of the present invention exhibits improved anti-hepatitis activity, and also strengthens detoxicating activity toward various compounds to thereby develop liver function improving activity, while the said compound shows excellent anti-ulcer activity but greatly lowered toxicity.
摘要:
A method of treating patients with clinical disorder involving splanchnic disorders such as liver or gut dysfunction, the dysfunction being characterized by depletion of metabolic energy sources. The treatment involves the step of administering an effective amount of adenosine, or related nucleosides, to achieve and/or maintain normal metabolic levels of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and/or its precursors in the patient's liver or other splanchnic organs. Administration may be as a total enteral nutritional diet, or as a dietary supplement. The invention includes a total enteral nutrition diet having nutritionally acceptable amounts of a lipid source, a protein source, a carbohydrate source, a vitamin source, and a mineral source, and an effective amount of adenosine to achieve normal metabolic levels of ATP and/or its precursors in ATP deficient organs of a recipient host.
摘要:
A therapeutic method for treating hepatitis B infection. The method comprises administering a therapeutically-effective amount of a mammalian liver extract, the extract being characterized by being heat stable, insoluble in acetone and soluble in water, peptide or peptide fragment selected from the groups consisting of Sequence Identification Numbers 1-9.
摘要:
Use of a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is .beta.-2'-deoxy-D-ribofuranosyl or .beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl;R.sup.1 is hydroxy or amino;R.sup.2 is cycloalkyl or alkyl-substituted cycloalkyl containing 1-5 carbon atoms; saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl containing 1-5 carbon atoms which may be unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, trifluoroalkyl or difluoroalkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms, phenoxy or alkoxy containing 1-3 carbon atoms; phenyl or phenylalkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof,for manufacture of a medicament for therapeutic or prophylactic control or treatment of retrovirus, especially HIV, or hepatitis B virus infections in animal and man and to a method of such treatment.