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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. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Schneider, Cordast, CH;
Ronald G Thurman, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Novartis Nutrition AG, Berne, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424440 ; 514893 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method for the treatment of endotoxic shock comprising administering to a human or other mammal in need of such a treatment an effective amount of choline for reducing endotoxin-induced injury and mortality and a nutritional composition comprising choline, whereby the composition provides a daily dosage of at least 1.5 g choline, the upper limit being 20 g of choline per day.