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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1995
Anthony Cerami, Shelter Island, NY (US);
Peter C Ulrich, Old Tappan, NJ (US);
Dilip R Wagle, Valley Cottage, NY (US);
San-Bao Hwang, Sudbury, MA (US);
Sara Vasan, Yonkers, NY (US);
John J Egan, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
The Picower Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY (US);
Alteon Inc., Ramsey, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting and reversing nonenzymatic cross-linking (protein aging). Accordingly, a composition is disclosed which comprises a thiazolium compound capable of inhibiting, and to some extent reversing, the formation of advanced glycosylation endproducts of target proteins by reacting with the carbonyl moiety of the early glycosylation product of such target proteins formed by their initial glycosylation. The method comprises contacting the target protein with the composition. Both industrial and therapeutic applications for the invention are envisioned, as food spoilage and animal protein aging can be treated. A novel immunoassay for detection of the reversal of the nonenzymatic crosslinking is also disclosed.