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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2020
Epizon Pharma, Inc., New York, NY (US);
James A. Tumlin, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Paul L. Darke, Hingham, MA (US);
John M. Rudey, New York, NY (US);
Epizon Pharma, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods and compositions for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) tissue calcification in a subject in need thereof and, more particularly, the invention relates to methods of using menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and/or menaquinol-7 (MKH2-7) for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) tissue calcification in a subject with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, end stage renal failure, or a subject undergoing hemodialysis and/or receiving anticoagulant therapy. The invention further provides methods and compositions for reducing one or more symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), including using menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and/or menaquinol-7 (MKH2-7), for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) one or more symptoms of COPD.