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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Christina Kabbash, Greenwich, CT (US);
Howard A. Shuman, Larchmont, NY (US);
Samuel C. Silverstein, New York, NY (US);
Phyllis Della-latta, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christina Kabbash, Greenwich, CT (US);
Howard A. Shuman, Larchmont, NY (US);
Samuel C. Silverstein, New York, NY (US);
Phyllis Della-Latta, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for inhibiting growth of a bacterium which consists essentially of contacting the bacterium with gemfibrozil, or a related compound, in a concentration effective to inhibit growth of the bacterium. This invention also provides related screening and therapeutic methods.