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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Francisco Villarreal, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Katrina Go Yamazaki, La Jolla, CA (US);
Pam Rajendran Taub, San Diego, CA (US);
Alan Maisel, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Francisco Villarreal, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Katrina Go Yamazaki, La Jolla, CA (US);
Pam Rajendran Taub, San Diego, CA (US);
Alan Maisel, Solana Beach, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a method of reducing infarct size in the heart following permanent ischemia or ischemia/reperfusion (IR) event or method for delaying, attenuating or preventing adverse cardiac remodeling comprising administering a drug selected from the group consisting of epicatechin, derivatives thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the subject is a human or a veterinary animal. Additionally the disclosure provides a method of treating subarachnoid hemorrhage or atrial fibrillation or of enhancing or preserving migration, seeding, proliferation, differentiation and/or survival of stem cells in injured heart tissue comprising administering a drug selected from the group consisting of epicatechin, derivatives thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The effects of epicatechin administration are sustained over time.