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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2012
Frederick Sachs, Buffalo, NY (US);
Philip Gottlieb, Buffalo, NY (US);
Thomas Suchyna, Amherst, NY (US);
Seth L. Alper, Boston, MA (US);
David H. Vandorpe, Watertown, MA (US);
Chang Xu, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Frederick Sachs, Buffalo, NY (US);
Philip Gottlieb, Buffalo, NY (US);
Thomas Suchyna, Amherst, NY (US);
Seth L. Alper, Boston, MA (US);
David H. Vandorpe, Watertown, MA (US);
Chang Xu, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Amherst, NY (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting calcium permeable cation conductance of red blood cells from individuals afflicted with sickle cell anemia. The method comprises exposing the cells to the peptide GsMTx4 and/or variants thereof.