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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Mitchell P. Fink, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Peter Wipf, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mitchell P. Fink, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Peter Wipf, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided herein are methods for using mitochondria-targeted electron scavengers as anti-inflammatory agents. The mitochondria-targeted electron scavenger comprises a free radical-scavenging group covalently linked to a mitochondria-targeting group derived from a hemigramicidin moiety. The mitochondria-targeted electron scavenger can be used to treat medical conditions associated with acute or chronic inflammation.