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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. 23, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
William Harvey Research Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424464 ; 424463 ; 424489 ; 424461 ;
Abstract
Control of inflammation is achieved by control of the level and/or activity of the enzyme heme-oxygenase (HO). A HO inducer is anti-inflammatory (FIG. 14) and used to treat inflammation, such as chronic inflammatory diseases. A HO inhibitor promotes inflammation and is used to treat immunosuppressed conditions. Alternative, or additional, control of heme-oxygenase activity is achieved by control of nitric oxide levels, elevated levels promoting inflammation.