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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Susan Mueller, Milton, CA;
David Bell, Oakville, CA;
Kathryn Emma Matthews, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Therapure Biopharma Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/40 (2006.01); A61K 35/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and compositions for stimulating the growth, proliferation, differentiation and/or mobilization of stem and/or progenitor cells are described. The method involves administering an effective amount of a substance which can activate the CD163 hemoglobin scavenger receptor signal transduction pathway. The methods and compositions are useful in stimulating hematopoiesis and in treating a wide range of conditions including cytopenias, anemias and for use in preparing cells for transplantation.