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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Edward P. Amento, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Chrishan S. Samuel, Glen Waverly, AU;
Inventors:
Edward P. Amento, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Chrishan S. Samuel, Glen Waverly, AU;
Assignee:
Molecular Medicine Research Institute, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/64 (2006.01); A01K 67/027 (2006.01); A61K 38/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/64 (2013.01); A01K 67/0276 (2013.01); A61K 38/2221 (2013.01); A01K 2227/105 (2013.01); A61K 38/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the discovery that relaxin is associated with the development or maturation of body tissues. Knockouts of the gene encoding relaxin result in various abnormalities in the development of various tissues. The present invention provides methods of modulating apoptosis by administering a relaxin agonist or antagonist to a subject.