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US 9,844,533 B2Granted
Antioxidant-containing food composition for use in inhibiting histamine pathways in companion animals
AssigneeHill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey A. Brockman, Steven C. Zicker
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Abstract
The invention encompasses methods for inhibiting histamine release pathways in a companion animal, for example, felines and in treating or preventing idiopathic cystitis or interstitial cystitis. The compositions and methods of the invention include an amount of lipoic acid that is effective in inhibiting histamine release pathways in a companion animal, for example, felines and in treating or preventing idiopathic cystitis or interstitial cystitis.
Claims6
A method of inhibiting histamine related pathways in a companion animal comprising
- administering to a companion animal in need thereof a food composition comprising
- a mixture of antioxidants comprising taurine and an effective amount of lipoic acid to inhibit histamine related pathways in the companion animal,
- wherein the effective amount of lipoic acid to inhibit histamine related pathways in the companion animal comprises about 600 ppm to 2600 ppm of lipoic acid,
- wherein the companion animal is a cat suffering from interstitial cystitis or idiopathic cystitis,
- wherein the effective amount is effective to treat idiopathic cystitis or interstitial cystitis in the cat, and
- wherein the mixture of antioxidants further comprises L-carnitine in an amount of 500 ppm to about 5,000 ppm.
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