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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2001
Applicants:
Gerald Francis Watts, Perth, AU;
David Alan Playford, Perth, AU;
Inventors:
Gerald Francis Watts, Perth, AU;
David Alan Playford, Perth, AU;
Assignee:
Fournier Laboratories Ireland Limited, Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/44 (2006.01); A61K 31/235 (2006.01); A61K 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a combination of a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) activator and a benzoquinone and their use in treating and/or preventing disorders characterized by endothelial dysfunction, such as cardiovascular disease, strokes and myocardial infarction. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the benzoquinone or precursor thereof is a ubiquinone or precursor thereof, more preferably, coenzyme Qor a precursor thereof, and the PPAR activator is a fibrate or a thiazolidinedione, more preferably fenofibrate.