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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Mitos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Louis Habash, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Clarence Jones, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mitos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/445 (2006.01); A61K 31/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/445 (2013.01); A61K 31/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that are useful in treating diabetes. The compositions comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and an effective therapeutic or prophylactic amount of a nitroxide antioxidant that alters the expression of genes related to diabetes. Methods are also provided for the use of the pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment or prevention of diabetes. In a preferred embodiment, the nitroxide antioxidant is Tempol (4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl).