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Title:
METHOD FOR PREVENTING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002081020
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of treating acute renal failure in a subject. The method comprises the step of administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a 2-ketoalkanoic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a 2-ketoalkanoic acid, an ester of a 2-ketoalkanoic acid, or an amide of a 2-ketoalkanoic acid. Preferably, the composition comprises an enolization agent and an alkyl aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl or carboxyalkyl ester of a 2-ketoalkanoic acid dissolved in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.

Inventors:
FINK MITCHELL P (US)
WARREN H SHAW (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/010539
Publication Date:
January 09, 2003
Filing Date:
April 03, 2002
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Assignee:
CRITICAL THERAPEUTICS INC (US)
FINK MITCHELL P (US)
WARREN H SHAW (US)
International Classes:
A61K31/16; A61K31/19; A61P13/12; A61K31/22; (IPC1-7): A61K31/16; A61K19/22
Foreign References:
US4228099A1980-10-14
US4752619A1988-06-21
US4908214A1990-03-13
US4957938A1990-09-18
US5210098A1993-05-11
Other References:
See also references of EP 1377339A4
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