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Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2015
Applicant:

Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL (US);

Inventors:

Elizabeth R. Gaillard, Dekalb, IL (US);

James P. Dillon, New York, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/661 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/661 (2013.01);
Abstract

A prodrug having antioxidant activity, including a phosphorylated compound having a thiol group. A method of treating oxidative stress by administering a prodrug of a phosphorylated compound including a thiol group, removing a phosphate group of the prodrug, and treating oxidative stress. A method of increasing bioavailability of a thiol compound by creating a prodrug by phosphorylating a thiol compound, administering the prodrug, preventing first pass metabolism of the prodrug, removing a phosphate group from the prodrug, and providing active drug to a site in need of therapy from oxidative stress. A method of preventing radiation damage to healthy tissue by administering a prodrug comprising a phosphorylated compound including a thiol group, removing a phosphate group of the prodrug to provide active drug, and preventing radiation damage to healthy tissue.


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Gaillard, Elizabeth. (2017). Therapeutic uses of glutathione mimics (U.S. Patent No. 9579331). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9579331

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