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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:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allen B. Edmundson, Edmond, OK (US);
Carl V. Manion, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Assignee:
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/124 ; A61K 3/1215 ; A61K 3/119 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/124 ; A61K 3/1215 ; A61K 3/119 ;
Abstract
N-L-&agr;-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester (APM) and its derivatives have been found to effect disease regression in osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. APM performs as a TNF-&agr; antagonist as well as an antipyretic agent.