申请人:Strategic Science & Technologies, LLC
公开号:EP2380579A1
公开(公告)日:2011-10-26
The present invention generally relates to the improvement of tissue health by increasing local blood flow. In some aspects of the invention, increased local blood flow is effected by the transdermal delivery of the nitric oxide precursor L-arginine and/or its derivatives alone, or optionally in conjunction with an adjunct such as theophylline. The transdermal delivery is effected, in certain embodiments through the means of a hostile biophysical environment, such as that created by a high ionic strength environment. Various pathological states caused by, or occurring in conjunction with, insufficient blood flow, can be treated using the systems and methods of the invention as described herein. In other embodiments, increased blood flow using the systems and methods of the invention may result in enhanced healing, for example, through greater availability of the constituents of the blood. Examples of conditions which may benefit from increased blood flow include, but are not limited to, erectile dysfunction, hair loss, female sexual dissatisfaction, sagging facial or other body tissue, peripheral vascular disease including claudication, neuropathy, skin ulcers, bone healing, wound healing, viral and bacterial infection, and skin grafting.
本发明一般涉及通过增加局部血流量来改善组织健康。在本发明的某些方面,
一氧化氮前体
L-精氨酸和/或其衍
生物单独或与
茶碱等辅助剂一起透皮给药可增加局部血流量。在某些实施方案中,透皮给药是通过恶劣的
生物物理环境(如高离子强度环境)来实现的。使用本文所述的本发明系统和方法,可以治疗由血流不足引起或与之同时发生的各种病理状态。在其他实施例中,使用本发明的系统和方法增加血流量可提高愈合能力,例如,通过提高血液成分的可用性。可从增加血流量中获益的情况包括但不限于勃起功能障碍、
脱发、女性性不满、面部或其他身体组织下垂、外周血管疾病(包括跛行)、神经病、皮肤溃疡、骨愈合、伤口愈合、病毒和细菌感染以及植皮。