[EN] COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING COPPER CHELATORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR TREATING VASCULOPATHIES<br/>[FR] COMPOSITIONS COMPRENANT DES CHÉLATEURS DE CUIVRE ET PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION DE CELLES-CI POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE VASCULOPATHIES
申请人:INSMED INC
公开号:WO2017019892A1
公开(公告)日:2017-02-02
The present invention relates to copper chelator compounds and their use for treating vasculopathies, for example, pulmonary hypertension (e.g., pulmonary arterial hypertension or portopulmonary hypertension). The methods include administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a copper chelator compound to a patient in need thereof. Administration can be via oral, intraperitoneal, transdermal, intravenous and inhalation routes. In another aspect of the invention, compositions are provided comprising a copper chelator compound complexed to or encapsulated by a lipid component, for example, a copper chelator encapsulated by a liposome and methods of treatment employing the same.