US Patent Issued to Western University of Health Sciences on April 21 for "Calpain-2 inhibitor compounds and methods of treatment" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,520, issued on April 21, was assigned to Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, Calif.).

"Calpain-2 inhibitor compounds and methods of treatment" was invented by Michel Baudry (Corona, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds of Formula (I) or (X) are provided including for treatment of disorders such as a disorder or symptom associated with neuronal cell death. In one aspect, compounds which are selective inhibitors of calpain-2 are provided. Preferred compounds can be useful to treat acute neurodegeneration."

The patent was filed on Feb. 12, 2021, under Application No. 17/904,208.

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