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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
J. Michael Mcintosh, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Baldomero M. Olivera, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Michael Ellison, Boulder, CO (US);
Michelle A. Vincler, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
J. Michael McIntosh, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Baldomero M. Olivera, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Michael Ellison, Boulder, CO (US);
Michelle A. Vincler, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates conotoxin peptides that are analogs of the α-conotoxin peptide RgIA. These conotoxin peptides block the α9α10 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and can be used for treating pain, such as neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain, inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatic diseases, and in the treatment of breast cancer.