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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Virender K. Rehan, Torrance, CA (US);
John S. Torday, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Virender K. Rehan, Torrance, CA (US);
John S. Torday, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/44 (2006.01); A61K 31/4439 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4439 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides pertains to the discovery that that nicotine interrupts molecular signaling between endodermal and mesodermal cells of the lung alveolus. Treatment of the lung with specific molecular agents (e.g., PPAR gamma agonists) can prevent and/or reverse the injury caused by nicotine.