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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
Applicant:
Bharat B. Aggarwal, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Bharat B. Aggarwal, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Research Development Foundation, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/12 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61K 31/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of reducing or inhibiting osteoclast development induced by the receptor for activation of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL), comprising the step of contacting said osteoclast, or a precursor of the osteoclast, with a pharmacologically effective dose of compounds such as diferuloylmethane, guggulsterone, 1'-Acetoxychavicol or analogues thereof.