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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. 27, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David R. Garrod, Cheshire, GB;
Clive Robinson, London, GB;
Assignee:
The Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/1255 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/1255 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of an inhibitor of cysteine proteinase activity in conjunction with an inhibitor of any serine proteinase activity other than trypsin for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a condition in which an allergen traverses an epithelial barrier such as asthma. Also included in the invention are formulations and kits containing serine and cysteine proteinase inhibitors and their use in the prevention or treatment of conditions in which an allergen traverses an epithelial barrier.