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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1995
Filed:
May. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven A Fontana, Martinsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514648 ; 514651 ; 514824 ; 514874 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides novel methods of inhibiting aortal smooth muscle cell proliferation, particularly restenosis, in humans, comprising administering to a human in need of treatment an effective amount of a compound of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different provided that, when R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same, each is a methyl or ethyl group, and, when R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are different, one of them is a methyl or ethyl group and the other is a benzyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.