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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frans J. Walther, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Alan J. Waring, Irvine, CA (US);
Larry M. Gordon, Del Mar, CA (US);
Joseph A. Zasadzinski, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute, Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/816 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/816 ;
Abstract
A therapeutic pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of respiratory disease is disclosed, including particularly Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS). The composition is comprised of a synthetic dimer of an N-terminal fragment of Surfactant Protein B (SP-B) that advantageously mimics the functional activity of native human Surfactant Protein B, and to therapeutic methods of administration of such pharmaceutical compositions.