Patent ID: 7235589

Claim:
A method of enhancing the therapeutic detoxification process of kidney dialysis in a mammalian patient by reducing the concentrations of free radicals and other nucleophilic compounds which cause cellular damage, said method comprising administering to the patient a dialysis solution which contains as a component an effective amount of formula I compound comprising: wherein: R 1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or R 2 and R 4 are each individually SO 3 − M + , PO 3 2− M 2 2+ , or PO 2 S 2− M 2 2+ ; R 3 and R 5 are each individually hydrogen, hydroxy or sulfhydryl; Each m is individually 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 with the proviso that if m is 1, then R 3 is hydrogen; and M is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.