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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Applicant:
Greta Edelstam, Saltsjo-Duvnas, SE;
Inventor:
Greta Edelstam, Saltsjo-Duvnas, SE;
Assignee:
ISIFER AB, Kista, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 37/18 (2006.01); A61K 31/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/167 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating endometriosis in a person by reducing a cytokine MCP-1 related activity level of an endometriosis implant in said person by 50% or more while not affecting a corresponding TNF-α related activity level by more than 30% comprises providing a pharmaceutical composition comprising a local anaesthetic, in particular lidocaine hydrochloride, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, administering the composition intraperitoneally to said person, thereby substantially reducing the recruitment of macrophages by MCP-1 released from the endometriosis implant. Also disclosed is a corresponding pharmaceutical composition.