Methods for Treating COPD
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsSatish K. Srivastava, Kota V. Ramana, Umesh Yadav
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include methods and compositions involving aldose reductase inhibitors for treating COPD.
Claims12
A method of treating COPD in a subject comprising administering to a subject diagnosed with, exhibiting symptoms of, or at risk of developing COPD comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an aldose reductase inhibitor to said subject.
The method of claim 10, wherein the aldose reductase inhibitor is administered at a dose of 1 to 800 mg/day.
A method of treating a health risk associated with smoking comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an aldose reductase inhibitor to a subject that currently smokes or previously smoked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.