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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. 05, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy J. O'Brien, Little Rock, AR (US);
Lowell J. Underwood, Little Rock, AR (US);
Hirotoshi Tanimoto, Kagawa, JP;
Kazushi Shigemasa, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3574 ; G01N 3/349 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3574 ; G01N 3/349 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of detecting/monitoring tumor growth and progression in a tissue by measuring the level of antileukoprotease. Also provided is a method of treating an individual having a tumor by administering antileukoprotease to inhibit the activity of stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme. Specifically, the tumor is an ovarian carcinoma.