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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:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/500 ; A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/818 ; C07K 2/00 ; C07K 1/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/500 ; A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/818 ; C07K 2/00 ; C07K 1/400 ;
Abstract
The effects of endogenous insulin-like growth factor can be appreciated by administering compounds capable of increasing free IGF in living bodies. Compounds are described which can elevate the concentration of unbound IGF by converting endogenous IGF (insulin-like growth factor) into free, biologically active IGF or elevating the concentration of the complex of IGF and IGFBP (insulin-like growth factor binding protein) in living bodies. Medicaments can be prepared containing these compounds or these compounds may be used in methods for the prevention and or treatment of IGF-responsive diseases such as diabetes, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or osteoporosis.