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US 5,686,493 AGranted
Method for protecting against endotoxin-induced shock using ornithine
AssigneeNational Science Council
InventorSoo Ray Wang
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Abstract
A method for the prophylaxis of shock in a patient induced by endotoxin or bacteremia is disclosed. The method involves administering a therapeutically effective amount of a chemical composition dissolved in a pharmaceutically compatible solvent to the patient. The preferred chemical composition is ornithine or an ornithine-generating chemical.
Claims2
A method for the treatment of shock induced by endotoxin or bacteremia comprising administering to a patient in need of said treatment a bolus injection of a therapeutically effective amount of ornithine dissolved in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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