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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Yingking Wu, Little Rock, AR (US);
E. Albert Reece, Maumelle, AR (US);
Inventors:
YingKing Wu, Little Rock, AR (US);
E. Albert Reece, Maumelle, AR (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas System, Little Rock, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 65/00 (2006.01); A01N 43/60 (2006.01); A61K 36/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/525 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides uses of multi-nutrient supplements to rescue aberrant biochemical pathways and reduce birth defect caused by maternal diabetes. Choice of supplements is based on the ability of each supplement to correct the following hyperglycemia-associated abnormalities: increased reactive oxygen species generation, abnormal membrane phospholipid metabolism, and decreased glutathione synthesis.