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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Avon Products, Inc., Suffern, NY (US);
Inventors:
Siming W. Chen, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Qian Zheng, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Satish Parimoo, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 65/00 (2009.01); A61K 8/44 (2006.01); A61K 36/00 (2006.01); A61Q 19/08 (2006.01); A61K 8/97 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); A61K 8/49 (2006.01); A61Q 19/00 (2006.01); A61Q 19/02 (2006.01); A61Q 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/44 (2013.01); A61K 8/445 (2013.01); A61K 8/49 (2013.01); A61K 8/494 (2013.01); A61K 8/4926 (2013.01); A61K 8/97 (2013.01); A61K 36/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/02 (2013.01); A61Q 19/06 (2013.01); A61Q 19/08 (2013.01); C12Q 1/68 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for preventing, ameliorating, or reducing dermatological signs of aging are provided which employ active agents, other than a retinoid, that stimulate thymosin beta-4 expression in the skin. Also provided are methods for screening for substances which stimulate thymosin beta-4 expression levels and the methods of using active agents identified by the screening protocol in the treatment of skin.