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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Keith Chan, Rockville, MD (US);
Winston Town, Hong Kong, HK;
Shou Shan Chiang, Linkou Shiang, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panion & Biotech Inc., , TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/26 (2006.01); A61K 31/295 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 31/555 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/295 (2013.01); A61K 9/143 (2013.01); A61K 31/555 (2013.01); A61K 33/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of treating soft tissue calcification in a subject, comprising a step of administering to said subject an effective amount of ferric organic compound, such as ferric citrate. The claimed methods may prevent, reverse, delay or stabilize soft tissue calcification in a subject having chronic kidney disease. Affected soft tissue calcification includes soft tissue calcification in the joint, skin, eye, in cardiovascular system such as heart valve, myocardium, coronary arteries and arteriole, or in internal organs such as kidney and lung.