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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael E. Selsted, Pasadena, CA (US);
Dat Q. Tran, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/47 (2006.01); A61K 38/10 (2006.01); A61K 38/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/4723 (2013.01); A61K 38/10 (2013.01); A61K 38/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for inhibiting TACE activity in a human subject, through the administration of a θ-defensin, analog, or derivative. Such a θ-defensin, analog, or derivative can be effectively administered parenterally, topically, or orally. The θ-defensin, analog, or derivative can be selected to additionally inhibit ADAM-10 activity.