The use of an alkanoyl-L-carnitine, e.g., acetyl-L-carnitine, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof is disclosed to produce a medicament for the therapeutic treatment or prophylaxis of glutamate-mediated cytological disturbances or diseases.
The present invention provides methods for treating a cellular disorder in a mammal which is induced by elevated levels of ceramide by administering a basic amino acid, acylated basic amino acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to effectuate lowering the ceramide levels in the mammal.
