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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Cyril Y. Bowers, New Orleans, LA (US);
Frank Momany, Peoria, IL (US);
Yongwu Liang, Sprin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compounds that promote growth hormone releasing activity are disclosed. These compounds have the formula:A-A-X; A-X'; or A-Y These compounds can be present in a pharmaceutical composition. The compounds can be used with a second compound that acts as an agonist at the growth hormone releasing hormone receptor or which inhibits the effects of somatostatin. These compounds can be used for a variety of uses such as treating hypothalamic pituitary dwarfism, osteoporosis, burns, or promoting wound healing.