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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Theodore Maione, Wakefield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Repligen Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530324 ; 530327 ; 530380 ;
Abstract
The subject invention pertains to the use of modified PF4 and recombinant PF4(rPF4) as well as modified analogs (mutants) of PF4, and peptide fragments thereof, to inhibit angiogenesis. The modified PF4, analogs, and certain fragments are shown to have utility for treating angiogenic diseases and for the inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation. Also, the subject invention concerns modification of PF4 which facilitate the targeting of the biological activity of PF4 to specific locations.