Patent ID: 7417034

Claim:
A drug combination comprising: a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one fatty acid for treating diabetes mellitus Type I, diabetes mellitus Type II, polyneuropathy, heavy metal poisoning, cerebral ishemic disease, depression, and stroke, said at least one fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of linolenic acid, γ-linolenic acid, dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, α-linolenic acid, (R,S)-lipoic acid, (S)-lipoic acid, (R)-lipoic acid, linoleic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, γ-linolenic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, dihomo-γ-linolenic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, α-linolenic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, (R,S)-lipoic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, (S)-lipoic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, (R)-lipoic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, (R,S)-6,8-dithiane octanoic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, (R)-6,8-dithiane octanoic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, and (S)-6,8-dithiane octanoic acid C1-C7 alkyl ester, together with at least one nucleoside and/or nucleotide compound selected from the group consisting of uridine, deoxyuridine, uridine monophosphate, and deoxyuridine monophosphate, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said combination.