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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:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Maria Grant, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventor:
Maria Grant, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K031/198 ; A61K038/22 ; A61K038/31 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The subject invention provides novel methods and materials for treating diabetic retinopathy. One embodiment of the subject invention involves the co-administration of a somatostatin, or analogue thereof, and a thryoid-related substance such as thyroxine. Somatostatin or thyroid-related substance can be administered in combination, or separately through the same or different modes of administration.