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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kristoffer Hellstrand, Goteborg, SE;
Svante Hermodsson, Molndal, SE;
Kurt R. Gehlsen, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1417 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1417 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for preventing and/or reducing cellular and tissue damage caused by reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) released by phagocytic or endothelial cells in response to various disease states or pathologies. The methods of the present invention are useful in preventing and treating a variety of disease states or pathological situations in which ROMs are produced and released. The methods of the present invention contemplate reducing ROM-mediated damage by reducing the production and release of ROMs.