USE OF QUATERNARY MESO-TETRAKIS(1-ALKYLPYRID-2(OR -3)-YL PORPHYRINS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MEDICAMENTS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES AND SOME SUCH NEW PORPHYRINS

摘要

The present invention relates, in general, to a method of modulating physiological and pathological processes and, in particular, to a method of modulating cellular levels of oxidants and thereby processes in which such oxidants are a participant. The invention also relates to compounds and compositions suitable for use in such methods.