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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Ethan Lerner, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Vemuri B. Reddy, Ashland, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ethan Lerner, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Vemuri B. Reddy, Ashland, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/437 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/00 (2013.01); A61K 31/437 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relates to methods of preventing itch in a subject using an therapeutically effective amount of a cysteine protease inhibitor. The itch is not associated with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. The itch is also a non-histamine mediated itch. The cysteine protease inhibitor is an inhibitor directed to cathepsin S.