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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2019
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Omer Yilmaz, Cambridge, MA (US);
Chia-Wei Cheng, Cambridge, MA (US);
George Eng, Boston, MA (US);
Fang Wang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions comprising β-hydroxybutyrate, cyclic or linear β-hydroxybutyrate oligomers, and/or β-hydroxybutyrate ester derivatives, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In various embodiments, the compositions are encapsulated by nanoparticles, such as nanoparticles comprising, e.g., poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). In additional embodiments, the invention provides methods of using such compositions to induce intestinal stem cell regeneration and/or treat radiation-induced intestinal damage in a subject.