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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001

Filed:

Dec. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Harry B. Demopoulos, Scarsdale, NY (US);

Myron L. Seligman, Fairfield, CT (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/100 ;
Abstract

A method of altering an expression of a gene product in cells or an organism, comprising orally administering glutathione in an effective amount and under such conditions to alter a redox potential in the cells. The gene expression may be sensitive to redox potential through one or more of a process of induction, transcription, translation, post-translational modification, release, and/or through a receptor mediated process. The glutathione is preferably administered as an oral bolus of encapsulated pharmaceutically stabilized glutathione in a rapidly dissolving formulation to a mammal on an empty stomach.


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