PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND ALIMENTARY PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN COMSUMPTION FOR THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF DISEASES CAUSED BY FREE RADICAL REACTIONS AND A PROCESS FOR THE INHIBITION OF FREE RADICAL REACTIONS IN THE HUMAN ORGANISM

摘要

Pharmaceutical compositions and alimentary products for human consumption for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases caused by free radical reactions, comprising (i) a dihydroquinoline of formula (I), wherein X1 is a sulfo group or a group of the formula -SO2-NH2 (a) or -SO2-O-Me (b) and in the latter M stands for an alkali metal, and X2 is either hydrogen or its meaning is identical with that of X1, R1 stands for a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and each R represents independently a halogen or hydrogen atom or a hydroxy, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, aryloxy or -NR2R3 group, and in the latter R2 and R3 represent, independently from each other, a hydrogen atom or alkyl or aryl group, (ii) ascorbic acid or isoascorbic acid or an alkali metal, calcium or magnesium salt or an ester formed with a fatty acid thereof or a mixture of such compounds, and (iii) optionally a water-soluble inorganic hydrocarbonate salt and/or sodium thiosulfate.