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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Osaka University, Suita-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichiro Doki, Suita, JP;
Shuji Takiguchi, Suita, JP;
Akihiro Takata, Suita, JP;
Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Suita, JP;
Assignee:
OSAKA UNIVERSITY, Suita-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/22 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/573 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/22 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 31/573 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for preventing or reducing the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in surgical patients after an esophagectomy. The inventors discovered that the occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications after an esophagectomy may be reduced through the perioperative administration of ghrelin to surgical patients.