Chlorite in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease
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1. A method of treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a subject, comprising:
- administering chlorite to a subject having ALS, wherein the chlorite is administered in an amount effective to treat ALS in the subject.
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The invention features methods of treating a macrophage-associated neurodegenerative disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer'"'"'s disease (AD), or multiple sclerosis (MS) in a subject by administering chlorite in an amount effective to decrease blood immune cell activation. The invention also features methods of monitoring therapy by assessing blood immune cell activation before and after therapy.
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1. A method of treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a subject, comprising:
administering chlorite to a subject having ALS, wherein the chlorite is administered in an amount effective to treat ALS in the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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