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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2016
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MY;
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MY;
Abstract
An extract ofleaves obtained from a plant of age six months and younger from the date of germination of the seed is used as an inhibitor of HIF to effectively block hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) function and methods of use thereof. More specifically it relates to the use of theplant extract to eliminate unwanted cells by inhibiting HIF in the prevention and treatment of hypoxia-related conditions and diseases such as inflammatory diseases, vascular diseases, cancer and infectious diseases. In a particular embodiment, a solid hypoxic tumor in a patient is treated by administering to the patient a therapeutically acceptable amount of an extract ofleaves obtained from a plant of age six months and younger from the date of germination of the seed, preferably an alcohol extract such as a methanol extract, whereby to inhibit hypoxia-inducible factors in the tumor.