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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2005
Tom F. Lue, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Ching-shwun Lin, San Mateo, CA (US);
Yuet W. Kan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Carroll, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tom F. Lue, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Ching-Shwun Lin, San Mateo, CA (US);
Yuet W. Kan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Carroll, San Francisco, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for preventing or treating male erectile dysfunction or female sexual arousal disorder by administering an effective amount of one or more factors from a group of factors including vascular endothelial growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, neurotrophin-3, neurotrophin-4, or angiopoietin-1, wherein the factor is a full length protein or a nucleic acid encoding the factor, or a functional derivative or fragment thereof, or an agent that enhances production and/or male erection or female sexual arousal stimulating function of the factor(s). Combinations, kits, and combinatorial methods are also provided.