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US 6,284,725 B1Granted
Metabolic intervention with GLP-1 to improve the function of ischemic and reperfused tissue
AssigneeBioNebraska, Inc.
InventorsThomas R. Coolidge, Mario R. W. Ehlers
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Abstract
Individuals in need of treatment of ischemia-related reperfusion are treated, preferably intravenously, with a composition which includes a compound which binds to a receptor for the glucagon-like peptide-1. The invention relates to both the method and compositions for such treatment.
Claims13
A method for amelioration of organ tissue injury caused by reperfusion of blood flow following a period of ischemia, which comprises:
- administering to an individual in need of such treatment an effective amount of a composition which includes a compound which binds to a receptor for glucagon-like peptide-1, in a pharmaceutical carrier.
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