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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Karin, La Jolla, CA (US);
Elsa Sanchez-Lopez, La Jolla, CA (US);
Hongxu Xian, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/155 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61P 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/155 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61P 11/00 (2018.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is a method for one or mor of preventing, treating, reducing the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a subject at risk for contracting ARDS and infected with a coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, comprising administering to the subject metformin, an analog or a derivative thereof, thereby preventing, treating, or reducing the severity of ARDS in the subject.