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Treatment for atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases

US5877203A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1996
Grant dateMar 2, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2800/323
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Dithiocarboxylates, and in particular, dithiocarbamates, block the induced expression of the endothelial cell surface adhesion molecule VCAM-1, and are therefor useful in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, including atherosclerosis, post-angioplasty restenosis, coronary artery diseases, and angina, as well as noncardiovascular inflammatory diseases that are mediated by VCAM-1.

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