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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael German, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ira D. Goldfine, Kentfield, CA (US);
Stephen S. Rothman, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
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 present invention provides methods of delivering a secreted protein into the bloodstream of a mammal. A nucleic acid molecule encoding the protein is introduced into the gastrointestinal tract of the mammal, and the nucleic acid molecule enters an intestinal epithelial cell, where the protein is produced and secreted into the bloodstream of the mammal.