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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Douglass F. Taber, Newark, DE (US);
Mary C. Farach-carson, Hockessin, DE (US);
Scott C. Malcolm, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Yihuan Xu, Newark, DE (US);
Douglass F. Taber, Newark, DE (US);
Mary C. Farach-Carson, Hockessin, DE (US);
Scott C. Malcolm, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Yihuan Xu, Newark, DE (US);
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods of downregulating mRNA encoding osteopontin comprising administering to a cell or mammal an amount of astrogorgiadiol effective to downregulate production of mRNA encoding osteopontin. The invention also provides methods of treating osteoporosis and autoimmune disease comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of astrogorgiadiol. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising astrogorgiadiol and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent are also provided.