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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2004
Applicant:
Farhad Parhami, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Farhad Parhami, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61K 31/22 (2006.01); A61K 31/59 (2006.01); A61K 31/66 (2006.01); A61K 33/06 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); C12N 5/077 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/56 (2013.01); A61K 31/22 (2013.01); A61K 31/59 (2013.01); A61K 31/66 (2013.01); A61K 33/06 (2013.01); A61K 38/1875 (2013.01); C12N 5/0654 (2013.01); C12N 2501/155 (2013.01); C12N 2501/999 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention discloses agents and methods for inducing osteoblastic cellular differentiation, as well as the use of such agents and methods to treat patients to maintain bone mass, enhance bone formation and/or bone repair. Exemplary agents include oxysterols, alone or in combination with particular oxysterols, or other agents, such as bone morphogenic proteins, known to assist in bone formation. The invention further includes medicaments including oxysterols for the treatment of bone disorders and implants to facilitate bone repair.