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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susan Keay, Ellicott City, MD (US);
John W Warren, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael Kleinberg, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael K Hise, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C12G / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530350 ; 435-4 ; 435-723 ;
Abstract
A novel antiproliferative factor (APF) present in urine of patients with interstitial cystitis (IC) is described. This urine antiproliferative factor can serve as a marker for disease activity and its antagonists as therapeutic medicaments for IC. In addition, APF and its agonists can be used for treating diseases associated with cell proliferation.