Veterans General Hospital-taipei

Soo-Ray Wang

A method for the treating septic shock in a patient comprises administering to the patient a therapeutically-effective amount of a composition comprising a compound having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, amino or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl; and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, amide, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 aminoalkyl, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 aminoalkylcarbonyl; or a therapeutically-effective salt, ester or solvate thereof. Particularly preferred compounds for use in the present invention include butylamine, propylamine, diaminopropane, diaminobutanone, tyrosine, threonine, asparagine, and aspartate.

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Talpei, Taiwan

Soo-Ray Wang