| abstract |
The present invention relates to N-Benzyl-Substituted Pyridyl Porphyrin Compounds, compositions comprising an effective amount of an N-Benzyl-Substituted Pyridyl Porphyrin Compound and methods for treating or preventing injury due to exposure to a reactive species, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, lung disease, hyperoxia, neurodegenerative disease, liver disease, myocardial damage during cardioplegia, an inflammatory condition, a reperfusion injury, an ischemic condition, a cardiovascular disease, diabetes, a diabetic complication, cancer, a side effect of cancer chemotherapy, or a radiation- induced injury, and methods for prolonging the half-life of an oxidation-prone compound, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an N-Benzyl- Substituted Pyridyl Porphyrin Compound. |