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US 7,022,688 B1Granted
Use of 17β-dihydroequilenin as an antioxidant
AssigneeWyeth
InventorsSteven J. Adelman, Dorothy H. Prozialeck
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Abstract
This invention provides a method of using 17β-dihydroequilenin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of 17β-dihydroequilenin-3-sulfate ester as an antioxidant.
Claims2
A method of inhibiting or treating free radical induced disease states selected from the group consisting of emphysema, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, by administering an antioxidant amount of 17β-dihydroequilenin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of 17β-dihydroequilenin-3-sulfate ester, to a mammal in need thereof.
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