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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2007
Applicant:
Mark Anderson, Iowa City, IA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Anderson, Iowa City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for treating structural heart disease in a subject, comprising administering an effective amount of an inhibitor of CaMKII to the subject, whereby the administration of the inhibitor treats the structural heart disease in the subject. Also provided are transgenic animal models for treating structural heart disease. Further provided is a means of screening for a compound that can treat structural heart disease.