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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Debra L. Fleenor, Crowley, TX (US);
Allan Shepard, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Nasreen Jacobson, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Iok-hou Pang, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Abbot F. Clark, Arlington, TX (US);
Inventors:
Debra L. Fleenor, Crowley, TX (US);
Allan Shepard, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Nasreen Jacobson, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Iok-Hou Pang, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Abbot F. Clark, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon, Inc., Hunenberg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for lowering intraocular pressure and providing neuroprotection to a patient in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one non-nucleotide or non-protein agent that inhibits expression and/or signaling of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF).