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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Irmgard Wiesenberg, Weil am Rhein, DE;
Martin Missbach, Rheinfelden, CH;
Assignee:
Novartis Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1426 ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1426 ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
Abstract
The current invention concerns the use of a receptor from the RZR/ROR receptor family or of a functional fragment thereof in a test of a compound for anti-autoimmune, anti-arthritic, anti-tumor, melatonin-like and/or melatonin-antagonistic activity and the production of a receptor ligand complex comprising said receptor or a functional fragment thereof and a ligand of said receptor. Described is also a method for testing compounds for said activity (screening for ligands) and the active compounds identified therewith.