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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Orpro Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter B. Heifetz, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
OrPro Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/44 (2013.01); C12Y 108/0401 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions and methods for decreasing the viscosity and/or cohesiveness of and/or increasing the liquefaction of excessively or abnormally viscous or cohesive mucus or sputum. The composition contains a protein or peptide containing a thioredoxin monocysteinic active site in a reduced state and optionally further contains a reducing system.