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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael S. German, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ira D. Goldfine, Kentfield, CA (US);
Stephen S. Rothman, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ;
Abstract
The invention features methods for delivering a polypeptide to the bloodstream of a subject by introduction of a nucleic acid construct into secretory gland cells(e.g., cells of salivary gland, pancreas, or liver). In general, the method involves introduction of a nucleic acid construct into a secretory gland duct, which introduction results in expression of a gene product encoded by the introduced construct and delivery of the gene product into the bloodstream of the subject.