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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hobbe Friso Smit, Utrecht, NL;
Klaske van Norren, Renkum, NL;
Robert Johan Joseph Hageman, Waddinxveen, NL;
Assignee:
N. V. Nutricia, Zoetermeer, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/578 ; A61K 3/170 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/578 ; A61K 3/170 ;
Abstract
A method for increasing the presence of glutathione in cells including treating or preventing impaired liver function by administering a composition which includes a precursor of gluthathione, and enhancer of glutathione biosynthesis, and a third component which is a lignan or the third component is a combination of an enhancer of gluthathione regeneration and an enhancer of glutathione-mediated conjugation. The precursor of gluthathione is cysteine or is a functional equivalent of cysteine which yields cysteine when administered to a mammal undergoing treatment.