Patent ID: 6986888

Claim:
A method for inhibiting injury arising from atherosclerosis or ischemia in a mammalian subject which method comprises: identifying a mammalian subject at risk of injury from atherosclerosis or ischemia; administering to said subject three aliquots of modified mammalian blood according to the following regimen: a) two aliquots of modified mammalian blood in a volume of about 0.1 ml to 100 ml on consecutive days; and b) a third aliquot of modified mammalian blood in a volume of 0.1 ml to 100 ml, after a rest period of 11 days after administration of the second aliquot, wherein said blood is modified extracorporeally by exposure for a period of from about 2 to 5 minutes to a combination of stressors selected from the group consisting of a concentration of ozone from about 10 to 20 μg/ml, UV light at a dosage of from about 0.1 to about 3 Joules/cm 2 ; and a temperature from about 0° to about 50° C.