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US 2001/0036934 A1Published application
Use of chitinous materials for inhibiting cellular nitric oxide production
AssigneeFood Industry Research and Development Institute
InventorsShiaw-Min Hwang, Chiung-Yun Chen, Shan-Shan Chen, Jian-Chyi Chen
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of reducing nitric oxide production by a cell in vitro or in a mammal by a cell by contacting the cell with chitosan or its derivatives in an amount effective to reduce nitric oxide production in the cell.
Claims20
A method of reducing nitric oxide production in a subject, the method comprising
- identifying a subject in which reduction of nitric oxide production is desired;
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- administering to the subject an endotoxin-free composition comprising chitosan in an amount sufficient to reduce nitric oxide production in the subject.
A method of reducing nitric oxide production in a cell, the method comprising contacting the cell with an endotoxin-free composition comprising chitosan in an amount sufficient to reduce nitric oxide production in the cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.