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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leping Li, Burlingame, CA (US);
Julio C. Medina, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kevin Lustig, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Bei Shan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Hirohiko Hasegawa, Osaka, JP;
Serena T. Cutler, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jiwen Liu, Burlingame, CA (US);
Liusheng Zhu, Burlingame, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tularik Inc., So. San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/106 ;
Abstract
The invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the effects of LXR in a cell. The compounds and compositions are useful both as diagnostic indicators of LXR function and as pharmacologically active agents. The compounds and compositions find particular use in the treatment of disease states associated with cholesterol metabolism, particularly atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia.