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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1993
Howard C Herrmann, Yardley, PA (US);
Elliot Barnathan, Havertown, PA (US);
Paul Weisz, Yardley, PA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions and methods effective for inhibiting restenosis. In particular, the present invention provides compositions for inhibiting undesired smooth muscle cell growth or proliferation following angioplasty in mammals, said composition comprising active agents comprising a very water-soluble derivative of cyclodextrin. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting undesired smooth muscle cell growth or proliferation following angioplasty in mammals comprising orally administering to the mammal a growth-inhibiting amount of an active agent comprising a very water-soluble derivative of cyclodextrin.