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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Herbert T. Nagasawa, Richfield, MN (US);
Jonathan F. Cohen, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
Herbert T. Nagasawa, Richfield, MN (US);
Jonathan F. Cohen, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignees:
Max International, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/06 (2006.01); A61P 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for reducing oxidative stress in a cell, increasing glutathione levels in a cell, increasing L-cysteine levels in a cell and reducing hepatocytotoxicity by contacting a cell with a sulfhydryl protected glutathione prodrug or a sulfhydryl protected cysteine prodrug.