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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:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horst Fischer, Albany, CA (US);
Beate Illek, Albany, CA (US);
Assignee:
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/135 ; A61K 3/121 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/135 ; A61K 3/121 ;
Abstract
Compositions and methods for therapy of cystic fibrosis and other conditions are provided. The compositions comprise one or more compounds such as flavones and/or isoflavones capable of stimulating chloride transport in epithelial tissues. Therapeutic methods involve the administration (e.g., orally or via inhalation) of such compositions to a patient afflicted with cystic fibrosis and/or another condition responsive to stimulation of chloride transport.