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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Applicants:
Kyungpook National University Industry—academic Cooperation Foundation, Daegu, KR;
Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, KR;
Inventors:
In Kyu Lee, Daegu, KR;
Keun Gyu Park, Daegu, KR;
Chang Joo Oh, Daegu, KR;
Han Jong Kim, Daegu, KR;
Joon-Young Kim, Daegu, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/225 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A23L 33/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/225 (2013.01); A23L 33/10 (2016.08); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 9/0095 (2013.01); A61K 9/146 (2013.01); A61K 9/2059 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating renal fibrosis comprising dimethylfumarate (DMF) as an active ingredient. The DMF according to the present invention has an excellent effect of reducing renal fibrosis by activating Nrf2 to inhibit TGF-β/Smad signaling, and thus is useful for preventing or treating renal fibrosis.