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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
George F. Schreiner, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Alison Joly, San Mateo, CA (US);
Lawrence W. Stanton, Redwood City, CA (US);
R. Tyler White, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Scios, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/155 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/155 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns the use of ligands of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors (PTBR) in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving cyst formation and in particular polycystic kidney disease. The invention further concerns the treatment of hypertension accompanying polycystic kidney disease, and pharmaceutical compositions and articles of manufacture for the treatment or diagnosis of the target disease or condition.