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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
May. 16, 1995
Harry E Gruber, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Kevin M Mullane, Del Mar, CA (US);
Paul K Laikind, San Diego, CA (US);
Gensia Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods of preventing tissue damage associated with decreased blood flow in a human by administering AICA riboside or a prodrug thereof in an amount which provides a blood plasma concentration of between 1 .mu.g/ml and 20 .mu.g/ml of AICA riboside for a time sufficient to reduce the risk of said tissue damage in said human. Methods of preventing an adverse clinical outcome, such as an adverse cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular event, in a patient at risk for such outcome by administering AICA riboside or a prodrug thereof in an amount which provides a blood plasma concentration of between 1 .mu.g/ml and 20 .mu.g/ml of AICA riboside for a time sufficient to reduce the risk for said patient.