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USOO7235237B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,235,237 B2 L0ScalZ0 et al. (45) Date of Patent: Jun. 26, 2007 (54) METHODS OF TREATING VASCULAR 5,968,983 A 10/1999 Kaesemeyer DISEASES CHARACTERIZED BY NITRC 5,973,011 A 10/1999 Noack et al. OXIDE INSUFFICIENCY 6,103,769 A 8, 2000 Kelm 6,117,872 A 9, 2000 Maxwell et al. (75) Inventors: Joseph Loscalzo, Dover, MA (US); 6,319,515 B1 1 1/2001 Hidaka et al. Joseph A. Vita, Hingham, MA (US); 6,458,797 B1 10/2002 Adams et al. Michael D. Loberg, Boston, MA (US); 2004, OO63719 A1 4/2004 Adams et al. Manuel Worcel, Boston, MA (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (73) Assignee: NitroMed, Inc., Lexington, MA (US) EP O327263 A 8, 1989 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this EP O 968 713 A1 5, 1998 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 JP O905915.2 3, 1997 U.S.C. 154(b) by 492 days. WO WO95/26725 10, 1995 WO WO 98.21 193 5, 1998 (21) Appl. 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No. 6,635,273, and a continuation-in-part of application No. PCT/US00/ Primary Examiner Jon Weber 29582, filed on Oct. 26, 2000. Assistant Examiner Kailash C. Srivastava (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering (60) Provisional application No. 60 179,020, filed on Jan. Hale and Dorr LLP 31, 2000, provisional application No. 60/162,230, filed on Oct. 29, 1999. (57) ABSTRACT (51) Int. Cl. A6 IK 38/43 (2006.01) The present invention provides methods of treating or pre A6 IK 3L/25 (2006.01) venting vascular diseases caused by nitric oxide (NO) insuf AOIN 37/2 (2006.01) ficiency. 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U.S. Patent Jun. 26, 2007 Sheet 1 of 3 US 7,235,237 B2 FIG. 1 Decreased Renin Release NO Insufficiency Salt/Water Retention Increased Intracellular Increased Sensitivity to Sodium & Calcium Catecholamines and Angiotensin II LVH a. Increased Vascular Tone Decreased Capillary Density Myocardial Fibrosis Hypertension Microvascular Increased LV Mass Cardiac schemia Diastolic Dysfunction FIG.