COMPOSTIONS COMPRISING L-CARNITINE OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF AND ANTIOXIDANTS

摘要

Therapeutical use is described of L-carnitine, some alkanoyl L-carnitines and the pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof in combination with hydrophilic antioxidants or lipophilic antioxidants or derivatives thereof or natural products containing said substances for the prevention and treatment of deseases of the central nervous system such as parkinsonism, trauma, cerebral palsy, diabetic neuropathy; of the peripheral nervous system such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy and traumatic nerve damage; of the cardiovascular system such as stroke ischaemic-reperfuson damage and intermittent claudication; and immune system abnormalities in conditions of low oxygen tension.