USE OF D-ARGININE AND/OR L-ARGININE TO PROTECT THE AMINO GROUPS OF BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES FROM DAMAGE, INACTIVATION, OR MODIFICATION BY TOXIC CARBONYLS AND/OR DICARBONYLS

摘要

A method of blocking dicarbonyls and carbonyls in vitro and in vivo includes using an effective quantity of an L- or D-arginine, substituted arginine, modified arginine or arginine-containing blocking agent. The method can, for example, include blocking toxic dicarbonyls and carbonyls in a patient suffering from a condition associated with toxic carbonyls and/or dicarbonyls, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective dose of an L- or D-arginine, substituted arginine, modified arginine or arginine-containing blocking agent.