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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. 23, 2004
Filed:
May. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Myron Spector, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/821 ; C12N 5/08 ; C07K 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/821 ; C12N 5/08 ; C07K 1/700 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to therapeutic methods that are based upon an ability to modulate cellular contraction. This is accomplished by administering agents that either inhibit or induce the activity of alpha-smooth muscle actin.