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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2005
Methods and compositions for treating, inhibiting and reversing disorders of the intervertebral disc
Applicants:
Koichi Masuda, Wilmette, IL (US);
Takefumi Gemba, Kawanishi, JP;
Inventors:
Koichi Masuda, Wilmette, IL (US);
Takefumi Gemba, Kawanishi, JP;
Assignees:
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (US);
Anges MG, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/70 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein are methods and compositions for inhibiting, treating and reversing intervertebral disc disorders using transcription factor inhibitors. In certain embodiments, the transcription factor inhibitor targets the transcription factor NF-κB. Also described are methods and compositions where intervertebral disc disorder is reversed using a decoy oligodeoxy-nucleotide that blocks NF-κB.