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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1999
Stuart A. Lipton, Newton, MA (US);
Dean Le, Cambridge, MA (US);
Marcus Kaul, Boston, MA (US);
Jonathan S. Stamler, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention features methods of treating cytotoxic damage in a subject comprising administering to the subject a substance which is a complement inhibitor, free radical scavenger, or both, to thereby treat cytotoxic damage. The methods of the invention can be used to treat cytotoxic damage associated with a non-thrombotic or thrombotic condition. Methods of treating thrombotic conditions such as stroke and/or ischemia in a subject, comprise administering a thrombolytic agent and a substance which is a complement inhibitor, free radical scavenger or both.