摘要 |
<p>The present invention generally relates to the field of treating degenerative disease by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound that elevates glutathione or at least one Phase II detoxification enzyme in diseased tissue. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition useful for the treatment of degenerative diseases, as well as a method of identifying agents that modulate intracellular levels of glutathione or intracellular levels of at least one Phase II enzyme in neuronal cells.</p> |