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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sean Garvey, Columbus, OH (US);
Suzette Pereira, Westerville, OH (US);
Neile Edens, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/353 (2006.01); A23L 2/50 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A23L 33/105 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/353 (2013.01); A23L 2/50 (2013.01); A23L 33/105 (2016.08); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A23V 2200/316 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of decreasing muscle function decline and improving muscle function in a subject are provided. The methods utilize an effective amount of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCg) to increase the level of muscle vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF), to decrease myostatin levels, or both, and thereby decrease muscle function decline or improve muscle function. The EGCg may be provided as part of a nutritional composition.