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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Roshantha A. Chandraratna, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Yang-dar Yuan, Irvine, CA (US);
Tuong P. Dang, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Sheng Z. Loh, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roshantha A. Chandraratna, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Yang-Dar Yuan, Irvine, CA (US);
Tuong P. Dang, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Sheng Z. Loh, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/385 (2006.01); A61K 31/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides in one embodiment a method for treating vascular trauma. The method can include administering to an individual undergoing vascular trauma an effective amount of a retinoic acid receptor (RAR) antagonist or an RAR inhibitor. The methods can be used to lower serum triglycerides in a patient undergoing an invasive vascular procedure such as vascular surgery.