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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry A. Lardy, Madison, WI (US);
Charles E. Weeks, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Assignee:
Humanetics Corporation, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/156 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/156 ;
Abstract
Lupus erythematosus can be treated by administering therapeutic amounts of delta-5-androstene-3-beta-ol-7,17-dione and its metabolizable precursors, which are not appreciably metabolized in vivo to androgens, estrogens or dehydroepiandrosterone. Such treatment can be prophylactic, ameliorative or curative in nature.