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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:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; G01N / ; A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 7835 ; 424-92 ; 514-2 ; 514 12 ;
Abstract
The mechanism of hypertension following acute NO synthase blockade is via endothelin mediated vasoconstriction. Thus, NO appears to inhibit endothelin activity by blocking its expression and not as a chronic direct acting vasodilator. Administration of an endothelin antagonist to a patient in a `normal` physiological state may result in specific regional vasodilation. This treatment finds utility in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.