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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
John A. Copland, III, Houston, TX (US);
Kirk Lorne Ives, Dickinson, TX (US);
David J. Simmons, St. Louis, MO (US);
Melvyn Soloff, Galveston, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention details the use of oxytocin or oxytocin analogs as a novel therapeutic regimen for the treatment of various bone diseases and for assisting in bone remodeling. Oxytocin and oxytocin analogs can be administered alone or in combination with other agents used to treat bone diseases or aid in bone remodeling. In addition, agents which induce endogenous oxytocin release are also contemplated in the present invention for treatment of bone diseases and for assisting in bone remodeling. Diseases and conditions that are contemplated to benefit from the present invention include osteoporosis, osteopenias, bone fractures and bone remodeling surgery.