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Peptides for reducing or inhibiting bone resorption

US5770565A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 1994
Grant dateJun 23, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides Arg-Gly-Asp peptides that can reduce or inhibit the binding of osteoclasts to a matrix such as bone or can selectively alter integrin receptor binding. The invention also provides methods of using the Arg-Gly-Asp peptides to reduce or inhibit osteoclast binding to a matrix, to reduce or inhibit bone resorption in a subject and to alter .alpha..sub.V .beta..sub.3 binding.

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