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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pablo Jimenez, Ellicott, MD (US);
Mark A. Rampy, Montgomery Village, MD (US);
Donna Mendrick, Mount Airy, MD (US);
Deborah Russell, Laytonsville, MD (US);
Arthur Louie, Potomac, MD (US);
Assignee:
Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/818 ; C07K 1/4475 ; C07K 1/450 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/818 ; C07K 1/4475 ; C07K 1/450 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the administration of Keratinocyte Growth Factor-2 (KGF-2) to stimulate proliferation of platelets and to increase levels of fibrinogen, albumin, globulin and total serum protein. Further, the present invention relates to administering KGF-2 to protect or treat the bladder and prostate. Moreover, the present invention relates to administering KGF-2 to stimulate growth of nasal, oral, and esophageal mucosa, lacrimal glands, salivary glands and Goblet cells.