Document Type
Article
Publication Date
November 2020
Patent Number
10842767
CPC
A61K 31/22, A61K 31/225, A61K 2300/00
Abstract
The present invention demonstrates the therapeutic use of ketone esters for seizure disorders, Alzheimer's disease and malignant brain cancer, which are associated with metabolic dysregulation. The administration of ketone esters resulted therapeutic ketosis and neuroprotection against seizures resulting from CNS oxygen toxicity. Supplemental ketones were also found to reduce superoxide production in cultured cortex neurons exposed to hyperbaric oxygen and Aβ-42, and to decrease proliferation and viability in U87 glioma cells. These observations support the therapeutic effect of ketones for seizure disorders, Alzheimer's disease and malignant brain cancer. The ketone esters may be derived from acetoacetate and can include R,S-1,3-butanediol acetoacetate monoester, R,S-1,3-butanediol acetoacetate diester, or a combination of the two.
Application Number
14/078066
Recommended Citation
D'Agostino, Dominic Paul; Dean, Jay B.; Pilla, Raffaele; and Arnold, Patrick, "Use of ketone esters for prevention of CNS oxygen toxicity" (2020). USF Patents. 1211.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/1211
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
11/12/2013
