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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2015
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Biomimetix Jv, Llc, Englewood, CO (US);
Ru-Rong Ji, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Tong Liu, Durham, NC (US);
Ines Batinic-Haberle, Durham, NC (US);
David S. Warner, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kimberly C. Stone, Grenwood Village, CO (US);
James D. Crapo, Englewood, CO (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
BioMimetix J.V., LLC, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
A method of treating pruritus (itching) in a subject in need thereof is carried out by administering the subject an active agent in a treatment effective amount, wherein the active agent is a superoxide dismuate (SOD) mimetic. The SOD mimetic can be a complex of a metal (e.g., manganese) and an organic ligand, with suitable organic ligands including porphyrins, polyamines, salens, nitroxides, and fullerenes. Compositions for carrying out such methods are also described.