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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:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2001
Anna P Catania, Milan, IT;
James M Lipton, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Anna P Catania, Milan, IT;
James M Lipton, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Zengen, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a composition and method of treatment of sinusitis. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a composition for treatment of sinusitis comprising a therapeutically effective amount of one or more peptides selected from the group of peptides with a C-terminal sequence consisting of KPV (SEQ ID NO:1), HFRWGKPV (SEQ ID NO:2), and SYSMEHFRWGKPV (SEQ ID NO:3) used in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of an antihistamine/decongestant, corticosteroid, fungicide and/or antibiotic. In yet another embodiment of the invention, one or one or more peptides selected from the group of peptides with a C-terminal sequence consisting of KPV (SEQ ID NO:1), HFRWGKPV (SEQ ID NO:2), and SYSMEHFRWGKPV (SEQ ID NO:3), which may or may not be in combination with therapeutically effective amounts of antibiotics, corticosteroids and/or antihistamine/decongestants, are topically or systemically applied to treat sinusitis.