Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for treating oxidative stress comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene and a physiologically acceptable carrier. Pterostilbene is administered in an amount between about 2.5 mg to about 10 mg per kilogram of subject body weight. Also disclosed is a method for increasing a working memory of a subject, the method comprising administrating an effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene, wherein the working memory for a subject increase and the therapeutic effectiveness is about 10 mg of pterostilbene per kilogram of subject body weight.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 10, 2008
Publication date:
March 12, 2009
Applicant:
The United States of America, as represented by th e Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
James A. Joseph, Agnes M. Rimando, Barbara Shukitt-Hale