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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/113 (2010.01); C07K 14/81 (2006.01); A61K 31/713 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/113 (2013.01); A61K 31/713 (2013.01); C07K 14/81 (2013.01); C12N 2310/11 (2013.01); C12N 2310/12 (2013.01); C12N 2310/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for protecting against damage caused by radiation and/or chemotherapy, and methods for treating bone marrow damage by reducing/inhibiting Latexin expression and/or Latexin activity. The methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antagonist that reduces expression and/or activity of latexin, wherein latexin is a latexin polynucleotide variant and/or a latexin polypeptide variant that binds to the antagonist.