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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Donald Collin, Sunset, ME (US);
Assignee:
Coastside Bio Resources, Stonington, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424520 ; 424572 ; 424574 ; 514-2 ; 514 21 ; 514 24 ; 514 25 ; 514 42 ; 514 53 ; 514 54 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides inhibition of angiogenesis in a warm-blooded animal by the administration of preparations isolated from the echinoderm sea cucumber (Class Holothuroidea). This preparation is useful as a therapeutic agent against malignant tumors and as a preventive or therapeutic drug against various diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, caused by vascular hyperplasia.