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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Applicants:
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Spyryx Biosciences, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Robert Tarran, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Dale J. Christensen, Cary, NC (US);
Assignees:
Spryx Biosciences, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 7/08 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/705 (2006.01); C07K 5/062 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/705 (2013.01); A61K 9/0073 (2013.01); C07K 5/06026 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01); C07K 2319/00 (2013.01); C07K 2319/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the ability of specialized non-naturally occurring peptides to bind to sodium channels and inhibit activation of the sodium channels. The invention further relates to methods for regulating of sodium absorption and fluid volume and treating disorders responsive to modulating sodium absorption by modulating the binding of specialized non-naturally occurring peptides to sodium channels.