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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:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marshall Z. Schwartz, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Nemours Foundation, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/816 ; A61K 3/818 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/816 ; A61K 3/818 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and composition for treating a patient having a condition characterized as inflammatory bowel disease with an effective dose of HGF. Mucosal damage and histologic lesions are reduced by administering HGF to patients suffering from the same. HGF may be administered to the patient lumenally or systemically.