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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Diane Thiboutot, Hershey, PA (US);
Amanda Nelson, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Kimberly Lumsden, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Diane Thiboutot, Hershey, PA (US);
Amanda Nelson, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Kimberly Lumsden, Camp Hill, PA (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
Methods and composition for treating a retinoid-responsive condition in a subject are provided according to embodiments of the present invention which include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a substance selected from the group consisting of: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), an NGAL analog, an NGAL stimulator and an analog of an NGAL stimulator, to a subject having a retinoid-responsive condition. Retinoid-responsive conditions illustratively include acne, rosacea, psoriasis, promyelocytic leukemia and neuroblastoma.