Method of use of gas mixtures to achieve washout of nitrogen from the body and mitochondria
US7263993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K33/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The disclosure details methods and gas mixtures which are useful for washing nitrogen out of the body and mitochondria following acute cerebrovascular accidents (strokes) and allow the reuptake of oxygen into mitochondria of ischemic tissues following re-flow, thereby reducing the severity of reperfusion damage and cell death.
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