2-methylthiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid

serves as a protective agent against acetaldehyde toxicity by generating free SH groups; RN given refers to (L)-isomer; structure; RN for compound without isomeric designation not available 12/90

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Related Diseases

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Fibrosis (Cirrhosis) 04/01/1990 - "Histopathology of PBS + Bleomycin hamsters showed a diffuse mixed mononuclear alveolitis, multifocal fibrosis and peribronchiolar fibrosis, whereas Z2196 + Bleomycin hamsters showed notably less alveolitis and fibrosis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)" 04/01/1990 - "The cysteine pro-drug Z2196 ((2RS, 4R)-2-methylthiazolidine carboxylic acid) and two drugs with methyl esters attached to Z2196 (Z2197 and Z2199) were evaluated for antifibrotic effects in the hamster bleomycin model of lung fibrosis. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Esters
2.	Cysteine (L-Cysteine)
3.	Bleomycin (Blenoxane)
4.	Z 2199
5.	Z 2197