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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Dignity Health, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Fu-Dong Shi, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Ronald J. Lukas, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Timothy Vollmer, Parker, CO (US);
Assignee:
Dignity Health, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/465 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/465 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of treating and/or ameliorating the severity of inflammation and autoimmunity in the central nervous system (CNS). In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating multiple sclerosis by administering a therapeutically effective dosage of nicotine, or a pharmaceutical equivalent, analog, derivative, or salt thereof.