US Patent Issued to LG CHEM on July 14 for "Composition for protecting islet transplantation" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,825, issued on July 14, was assigned to LG CHEM Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Composition for protecting islet transplantation" was invented by Sang-Man Jin (Seoul, South Korea), Jae Hyeon Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Gyuri Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Han Sin Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention pertains to a composition having a protective effect during islet transplantation, and more specifically, to a composition containing a compound of chemical formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and capable of providing a protective effect against oxidative stress, inflammation, etc. ...