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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Michael S. Mcgrath, Burlingame, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael S. McGrath, Burlingame, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/20 (2006.01); A61K 33/00 (2006.01); A61K 33/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/20 (2013.01); A61K 33/00 (2013.01); A61K 33/40 (2013.01); Y10S 514/879 (2013.01); Y10S 514/885 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention features methods of treating a macrophage-associated neurodegenerative disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), or multiple sclerosis (MS) in a subject by administering chlorite in an amount effective to decrease blood immune cell activation. The invention also features methods of monitoring therapy by assessing blood immune cell activation before and after therapy.