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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
May. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Keith Alan Foster, Wiltshire, GB;
Michael John Duggan, London, GB;
Clifford Charles Shone, Wiltshire, GB;
Inventors:
Keith Alan Foster, Wiltshire, GB;
Michael John Duggan, London, GB;
Clifford Charles Shone, Wiltshire, GB;
Assignees:
Ipsen Limited, Berkshire, GB;
Health Protection Agency, Wilshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K038/16 ; C07K014/33 ; C07K019/00 ; C12N015/62 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an agent specific for peripheral sensory afferents. The agent may inhibit the transmission of signals between a primary sensory afferent and a projection neutron by controlling the release of at least one neurotransmitter or neuromodulator from the primary sensory afferent. The agent may be used in or as a pharmaceutical for the treatment of pain, particularly chronic pain.