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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald B. DeFranco, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Clifton W. Callaway, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Christopher Lipinski, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nianqing Xiao, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/133 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/133 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of inhibiting oxidative-stress induced cell death in a cell comprising contacting the cell with a composition comprising a benzoquinoid ansamycin. The present invention further provides a method of reducing neurological injury resulting from cardiac arrest or stroke comprising administering to a patient a composition comprising a benzoquinoid ansamycin.