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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
Richard K. Watt, Provo, UT (US);
Chad Hancock, Provo, UT (US);
Assignee:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/635 (2006.01); A61K 31/427 (2006.01); A61K 33/26 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61P 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/635 (2013.01); A61K 31/427 (2013.01); A61K 33/26 (2013.01); A61K 38/1816 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61P 7/06 (2018.01);
Abstract
Methods and compositions that can be used to modulate the activity of furin in a subject are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the methods include administering a pharmaceutical composition including a protease inhibitor. In some embodiments, the protease inhibitor inhibits furin activity by binding to the catalytic site, the allosteric site, or both.