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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
William J. Wechter, Redlands, CA (US);
Assignee:
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/135 ; A61K 3/1355 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/135 ; A61K 3/1355 ;
Abstract
The present invention is generally related to the discovery of the therapeutic benefit of administering &ggr;-tocopherol and &ggr;-tocopherol derivatives. More specifically, the use of &ggr;-tocopherol and racemic LLU-&agr;, (S)-LLU-&agr;, or &ggr;-tocopherol derivatives as antioxidants and nitrogen oxide scavengers which treat and prevent high blood pressure, thromboembolic disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer, natriuretic disease, the formation of neuropathological lesions, and a reduced immune system response are disclosed.