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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2002
Yousri M. Barri, Plano, TX (US);
Sudhir V. Shah, Little Rock, AR (US);
Alexei G. Basnakian, Little Rock, AR (US);
Yousri M. Barri, Plano, TX (US);
Sudhir V. Shah, Little Rock, AR (US);
Alexei G. Basnakian, Little Rock, AR (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of determining whether an individual is at risk for atherosclerosis, comprising the step of: measuring the level of carbamylated LDL in a sample obtained from said individual. Further provided is a method of reducing carbamylation in an individual in need of such reducing, comprising the step of: treating said individual with a monomeric amino acid or another enzymatic or non-enzymatic inhibitor of carbamylation. Also provided is a method of preventing carbamylation in an individual with normal renal function, comprising the step of: treating said individual with a monomeric amino acid. Further provided is a method of treating or preventing atherosclerosis in an individual in need of such reducing, comprising the step of: inhibiting aggregation and/or deposition of carbamylated LDL in said individual.
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