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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:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wilfried Seifert, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vitagenix, Inc., LaJolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/500 ; C12Q 1/68 ; A61K 4/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/500 ; C12Q 1/68 ; A61K 4/800 ;
Abstract
The invention features antisense oligonucleotide molecules that specifically bind polynucleotides encoding COX-2. The present invention provides antisense oligonucleotides capable of inhibiting COX-2 expression, and methods of use thereof to reduce activity of COX-2 in tissues in order to treat diseases such as, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic liver disease, ulcerative colitis, cell proliferative disorders, and inflammation associated with Alzheimer's Disease and stroke.