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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Berliner, Atherton, CA (US);
Nathan William Adams, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Clive L Jennings-White, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Pherin Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514177 ; 514171 ; 514178 ; 514182 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of altering hypothalamic function in an individual. The method comprises nasally administering a human semiochemical, e.g. an Estrene steroid, or a pharmaceutical composition containing an Estrene steroid, such that the ligand semiochemical binds to a specific neuroepithelial receptor. The steroid is preferably administered in the form of a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. Other embodiments of the invention include pharmaceutical compositions containing the steroids.