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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
May. 13, 2003
Mark S. Cushman, West Lafayette, IN (US);
O. M. Zack Howard, Frederick, MD (US);
Mark S. Cushman, West Lafayette, IN (US);
O. M. Zack Howard, Frederick, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods, compounds and compositions for inhibiting effective binding of a chemokine to its cellular receptor. In one form of the invention, a method includes contacting a cellular population with an effective amount of cosalane or an analog thereof. The invention further relates to methods, compounds and compositions for treating inflammatory diseases. In one form, a method includes administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of cosalane or an analog thereof.