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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Applicants:
Ben-quan Shen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas Zioncheck, Montara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ben-Quan Shen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas Zioncheck, Montara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/18 (2006.01); C07K 14/475 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides uses of VEGF or VEGF receptor agonists for the up-regulation of eNOS expression and activity. VEGF and VEGF receptor agonists are useful in the treatment of or prevention from hypertension, diabetes, angina, thrombosis, atherosclerosis, heart failure, and other conditions or disorders wherein nitric oxide is an important regulator.