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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Applicant:
David Elsley, Oakville, CA;
Inventor:
David Elsley, Oakville, CA;
Assignee:
Vasogen Ireland Limited, , IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/44 (2006.01); A61K 31/40 (2006.01); A61K 31/35 (2006.01); A61K 31/225 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a combination treatment for slowing or arresting the progression and/or effecting the regression of atherosclerotic plaque deposits in a mammalian patient, said combination treatment including the administration to the patient of a cholesterol lowering drug such as a statin, and the administration to the patient of an aliquot of a patient's own blood which has been treated ex vivo with one or more stressors selected from an oxidative environment, thermal stress and UV light.