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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2000
Katy Drieu, Paris, FR;
Vassilios Papadopoulos, North Potomac, MD (US);
Katy Drieu, Paris, FR;
Vassilios Papadopoulos, North Potomac, MD (US);
Societe de Conseils de Recherches et d'Applications Scientifiques SAS, Paris, FR;
Georgetown University, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the use of the extract ofleaves or isolated Ginkgolide B (GKB), a component of the extract ofleaves in a method for decreasing the expression of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) in cells of a patient in need thereof. Further, the present invention is directed to the use of the extract ofleaves or isolated GKB in a method for decreasing the proliferation of cancer cells in a patient. More particularly, the present invention is directed to the use of the extract ofleaves or isolated GKB in a method of decreasing cancer cell proliferation in a patient wherein the cancer cell is human breast cancer cell. Even more particularly, the present invention is directed to the use of the extract ofleaves or isolated GKB in method of decreasing cancer cell proliferation in a patient wherein the cancer cell is of the aggressive and invasive phenotype and expresses high levels of PBR in comparison to non-aggressive cancer cell.
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