Claims
- 1. A method of treatment, in an organism, of a vascular condition, comprising administration of at least one agent at a level which enhances NO and which does not appreciably alter normal systemic vascular tone in said organism.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said vascular condition is associated with a reduction in NO production.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said vascular condition is associated with an attenuation of NO effect.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said administration is acute.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said administration is chronic.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one agent is selected from the group consisting of NO, CO, NO donors, CO donors, activators of guanyl cyclase, PDE inhibitors, and substances which produce an effect equivalent to that of NO.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein said at least one agent is an NO donor selected from the group consisting of glyceryl trinitrate, isosorbide 5-mononitrate, isosorbide dinitrate, pentaerythritol tetranitrate, erythrityl tetranitrate, sodium nitroprusside, 3-morpholinosydnonimine molsidomine, S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine, S-nitrosoglutathione, and N-hydroxy-L-arginine.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said administration is by at least one route selected from the group consisting of oral, sublingual, buccal, intravenous, vaginal, rectal, transdermal, inhalation, enteral, and parenteral.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein said level of administration of said at least one agent is a concentration that is about ½ to about {fraction (1/20)} of a concentration required to induce vasodilation in an anatomical site of said organism lacking said vascular condition.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein said level of administration of said at least one agent is a concentration that is about ¼ to about {fraction (1/20)} of a concentration required to induce vasodilation in an anatomical site of said organism lacking said vascular condition.
- 11. The method of claim 1 wherein said level of administration of said at least one agent is a concentration that is about ⅛ to about {fraction (1/16)} of a concentration required to induce vasodilation in an anatomical site of said organism lacking said vascular condition.
- 12. The method of claim 1 wherein said vascular condition is associated with an anatomical site selected from the group consisting of kidney, skin, penis, vagina, brain, skeletal muscle, and gastro-intestinal tract.
- 13. The method of claim 1 wherein said vascular condition is associated with ED.
- 14. The method of claim 1 wherein said vascular condition is associated with female SD.
- 15. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one agent which enhances NO is GTN, and said level of administration is a plasma concentration below about 250 pg/ml of GTN.
- 16. The method of claim 15 wherein said GTN is delivered via at least one route selected from the group consisting of oral, sublingual, buccal, intravenous, vaginal, rectal, transdermal, inhalation, enteral, and parenteral, and said level of administration is a plasma concentration below about 250 pg/ml of GTN.
- 17. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one agent is administered transdermally via a low-dose patch with short term release of an effective amount of said at least one agent over less than 6 hours.
- 18. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one agent is administered transdermally via a low-dose patch with long term release of an effective amount of said at least one agent over about 6 to about 18 hours.
- 19. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one agent is administered transdermally via a low-dose patch with long term release of an effective amount of said at least one agent over a period greater than 18 hours.
- 20. The method of claim 12 wherein said vascular condition associated with the skin is a condition selected from the group consisting of Raynaud's phenomenon, scleroderma, and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis.
- 21. The method of claim 14 wherein said female SD condition is selected from the group consisting of vaginal lubrication, vaginal engorgement, pain during intercourse, dyspareunia, urogenital infections; and urogenitalia effects selected from the group consisting of post-menopause, diabetes, vascular disease , estrogen depletion conditions, sexual dysfunction, and idiosyncratic vaginal dryness.
- 22. The method of claim 13 wherein said male ED condition is due to a radical prostatectomy procedure where normal circulatory does not return post-operatively.
- 23. The method of claim 1 wherein said vascular condition is associated with physiological insult.
- 24. The method of claim 1 wherein said vascular condition is transient.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Applications No. 60/050,491, filed Jun. 23, 1997, and No. 60/086,750, filed May 27, 1998. The contents of both these provisional applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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