ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,269, issued on Sept. 29.

"Cyclic peptide compounds and methods of use" was invented by Fengqiao Li (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Michael Peter Vitek (Efland, N.C.) and Yuchen Chen (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cyclic peptide compounds are provided having the general formula (I) shown below. The cyclic peptide compounds are also provided for use in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating stroke, and related conditions or diseases. Experimental data indicate that the cyclic peptide compounds can have a preventive and/or therapeutic effect on stroke, and related conditions/diseases."

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