US Patent Issued to The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University on Feb. 24 for "Metabolic rescue of retinal degeneration" (California, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,336, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, Calif.).

"Metabolic rescue of retinal degeneration" was invented by Vinit Mahajan (Palo Alto, Calif.), Katherine J. Wert (Dallas) and Gabriel Velez (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods are provided for treating and diagnosing diseases and disorders associated with retinal degeneration, such as retinitis pigmentosa. Dietary supplementation with specific metabolites and vitamins can prolong vision and provide a neuroprotective effect. In particular, dietary supplementation with a-ketoglutarate, or a der...