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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. 04, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas N Thomas, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Michael Mullan, Tampa, FL (US);
Gary W Arendash, Lutz, FL (US);
Fiona C Crawford, Tampa, FL (US);
Zhiming Suo, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 43 ; 424718 ; 424 944 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for treating and preventing diseases, wherein at least one of the causes of the disease is .beta.-amyloid peptide induced change in free radical production resulting in vascular endothelial dysfunction and vasoactivity, by antagonizing vascular free radicals in excess of functional equilibrium. An animal model for the disease is also disclosed.