Patent ID: 8097585
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: A61K,A61P,C12Y,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of treating an inflammatory disorder in a patient in need thereof, wherein the method comprises administering to said patient a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one agent selected from the group consisting of: heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), bilirubin, biliverdin, ferritin, iron, desferoxamine, salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone, iron dextran, and apoferritin, wherein the composition is administered in an amount sufficient to treat the inflammatory disorder; and wherein the inflammatory disorder is localized in the gastrointestinal tract and is selected from the group consisting of: amoebic dysentery, bacillary dysentery, schistosomiasis,