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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Pendergast, Durham, NC (US);
Sammy R. Shaver, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
David J. Drutz, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Janet L. Rideout, Raleigh, NC (US);
Benjamin R. Yerxa, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 1/910 ; C07H 1/920 ; C07H 1/9207 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 1/910 ; C07H 1/920 ; C07H 1/9207 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of stimulating cervical and vaginal secretions in a mammal by treatment with P2Y and/or P2Y purinergic receptor agonists. Treatment of vaginal dryness associated with menopause, chemotherapy, and various disease states as well as the treatment of vulvar pain is discussed. Suitable agonists such as UTP, CTP, ATP, dinucleotides and analogs thereof are disclosed.