| abstract |
The present invention provides materials and methods for treating biological pathologies associated with these factors by modulating various biological factors. In one embodiment of the present invention, a cysteamine compound is administered to a patient for the purpose of treating hypercholesterolemia and / or complications associated with hypercholesterolemia. In another embodiment, a cysteamine compound is administered to a patient for the purpose of preventing the onset of diabetes in risk patients and / or for treating or preventing the manifestation of diabetes related complications. |