摘要 |
<p>Methods of decreasing the extent of occlusion in the lumen of a mammalian blood vessel due to an ischemic or other hypoxic event are provided. In one form, a method includes administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an inhibitor of ?? protein kinase C, either alone or in combination with a second therapeutic agent, and wherein the blood vessel is a blood vessel of the microvasculature. Additionally, methods of decreasing endothelial cell swelling in a mammalian blood vessel due to an ischemic or other hypoxic event are also provided. In one form, a method includes administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an inhibitor of ?? protein kinase C, either alone or in combination with a second therapeutic agent.</p> |