Antiarrhythmic peptide from venom of spider Grammostola spatulata
US5756663A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a novel peptide isolated from the venom of the spider Grammostola spatulata which peptide has antiarrhthymic activity. The invention also provides methods of treating arrhthymia comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of the peptide. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of mediating hypotonic cell swelling induced calcium increase in cells.
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