Abstract: Muscle activity can be reversibly arrested by administering a reagent, such as 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM), which selectively blocks the interaction of the contractile proteins actin and myosin. Muscle such as the heart is contacted with the reagent to arrest activity and, after surgery or transplantation, the reagent is removed from the muscle to restore muscle activity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 12, 1991
Date of Patent:
November 10, 1992
Assignee:
The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
Inventors:
Louis A. Mulieri, Gerd Hasenfuss, Norman R. Alpert
Abstract: Pharmaceutical compounds and compositions for injectable use in the treatment of thromboxane A.sub.2 mediating diseases, comprising a pharmaceutical carrier and a pharmacologically effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is carboxyl or 5-tetrazolyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, methyl, hydroxy, chloro, or bromo; or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester or salt thereof, together with one or more non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable carriers; and methods for treating thromboxane A.sub.2 mediating diseases.
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