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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
Applicant:
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Charles Ryan Yates, Collierville, TN (US);
Jena Steinle Smith, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Duane Douglas Miller, Collierville, TN (US);
Jordan J. Toutounchian, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/015 (2006.01); A61K 31/191 (2006.01); A61K 31/164 (2006.01); A61K 31/4453 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/191 (2013.01); A61K 31/164 (2013.01); A61K 31/4453 (2013.01);
Abstract
Here provided is a method for regulating retinal endothelial cell viability in a mammal by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a quinic acid analog. The method may be applied to prevent, treat or cure pathological conditions of retinal endothelial cells associated with radiation retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy and chemotherapy for retinoblastoma.