Inventors:
Jon D. Piganelli - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kathryn Haskins - Denver CO, US
Sonia C. Flores - Denver CO, US
James D. Crapo - Denver CO, US
Brian J. Day - Denver CO, US
Ronald G. Gill - Denver CO, US
Richard Gammans - Mission Viejo CA, US
Manisha Patel - Denver CO, US
International Classification:
A61K 31/555, A61K 31/40
Abstract:
The present invention relates, in one embodiment, to a method of preventing or treating diabetes using low molecular weight antioxidants. In a further embodiment, the invention relates to a method of protecting and/or enhancing viability of cells/tissues/organs during isolation (harvesting), preservation, expansion and/or transplantation. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of inducing immune tolerance. The invention also relates to compounds and compositions suitable for use in such methods.