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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hongkui Jin, San Bruno, CA (US);
Hsienwie Lu, Needham, MA (US);
Nicholas F. Paoni, Belmont, CA (US);
Renhui Yang, San Bruno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/821 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/821 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns the treatment of cardiac hypertrophy by interferon-gamma (IFN-&ggr;). Cardiac hypertrophy may result from a variety of diverse pathologic conditions, including myocardial infarction, hypertension, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and valvular regurgitation. The treatment extends to all stages of the progression of cardiac hypertrophy, with or without structural damage of the heart muscle, regardless of the underlying cardiac disorder.