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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Lidia L. Demchyshyn, Toronto, CA;
Hong Wang, Hamilton, CA;
Inventors:
Lidia L. Demchyshyn, Toronto, CA;
Hong Wang, Hamilton, CA;
Assignee:
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bedminster, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/567 (2006.01); A01N 1/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for measuring the contractility of intestinal tissue upon treatment with GLP-2 or a GLP-2 ligand. Also disclosed is an assay which directly measures the activity of GLP-2 or GLP-2 ligands ex vivo and permits the screening of putative GLP-2 ligands in native tissue.