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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2004
Alexey L. Margolin, Newton, MA (US);
Bhami C. Shenoy, South Grafton, MA (US);
Margaret Mcgrath, Brighton, MA (US);
Alexey L. Margolin, Newton, MA (US);
Bhami C. Shenoy, South Grafton, MA (US);
Margaret McGrath, Brighton, MA (US);
Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to methods for maintaining the basal level or reducing the level of cholecystokinin (CCK) in blood plasma of a mammal. Additionally, the invention provides methods for treating pain in a mammal and more particularly, methods for treating abdominal pain in a mammal. The methods include administering to the mammal a non-pancreatic protease or a composition comprising a non-pancreatic protease. The methods of this invention are particularly useful for treating abdominal pain in a mammal suffering from acute or chronic pancreatitis and related conditions.