GLEN ALLEN, Va., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Star Scientific,
Inc. (NASDAQ:
CIGX) has announced that the company is pleased to initiate the
launch today of Anatabloc™, a dietary supplement that is
designed to support the immune system in maintaining healthy levels
of inflammation. Anatabloc™, developed by the company’s
Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals subsidiary, is being launched via a
dedicated website (www.anatabloc.com) where the
product can be purchased. The product also can be purchased
through a toll-free customer center (1-800-778-2031).
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Anatabloc™ contains the dietary ingredient anatabine
citrate. Anatabine is an alkaloid that is found in a variety of
plants in the Solinaceae family including the tobacco plant as well
as in eggplant, green peppers and green tomatoes. Anatabine
citrate, combined with Vitamins A and D3, is believed to assist the
body in maintaining anti-inflammatory support. Excess inflammation
is linked with a variety of auto-immune conditions that include
thyroid dysfunction and arthritis. A provisional patent
application has been filed with the US Patent & Trademark
Office for the Anatabloc™ product.
As the company noted in an earlier release, a human trial
examining the role of Anatabloc™ in subjects who are at
risk for excessive inflammation is currently being conducted (the
FIint study). Another human trial, conducted by Rock Creek, will
begin in late September, and the company expects that a third
trial, to be overseen by researchers at the University of Pisa,
will begin during the fourth quarter.
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