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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Applicant:
Jian-ning Liu, Auburndale, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jian-Ning Liu, Auburndale, MA (US);
Assignee:
Landing Biotech, Inc., Auburndale, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present application features methods and compositions for treating patients suffering from atherosclerosis or at risk for developing atherosclerosis. The treatment includes administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition that includes an agent capable of blocking the interaction between uPA and its receptor uPAR, e.g., an ATF or a fragment thereof, an anti-uPA antibody, a uPAR or a fragment thereof, or an antibody that specifically binds to uPAR.