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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1994
Filed:
May. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Kisilevsky, Kingston, CA;
Assignee:
Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 21 ; 514-2 ; 514 12 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for potentiating the efflux of cholesterol from the macrophage, the method including the steps of increasing the affinity of high-density lipoprotein for macrophages by the administration of a serum amyloid A/high-density lipoprotein complex, exposing the macrophage to the complex, and potentiating macrophage cholesterol efflux.