Kam W Leong

US Patent:

20070259032, Nov 8, 2007

Filed:

May 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/799573

Inventors:

Corinne Bright - Los Gatos CA, US
Rachel Bright - Palo Alto CA, US
Eric Churchill - Menlo Park CA, US
Kam Leong - Durham NC, US
Daria Rosen - Menlo Park CA, US

International Classification:

A61K 9/127
A61K 9/14

US Classification:

424450000, 424484000, 424489000, 977906000, 977907000

Abstract:

A method for protection of tissues subject to ischemic and/or reperfusion damage is provided. The method includes administering to the tissue a composition comprising nanodevices. The nanodevices can take the form of, for example, polymeric nanoparticles or lipidic nanoparticles. The nanodevices also find use in methods for reducing ischemic injury in tissue at risk of such injury, such as heart and brain tissue.