Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents inhibition of fibrotic response to an implanted device
US5891477A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for inhibition of fibrotic rejection of implanted devices which contain cells by administering to the recipient of the devices an amount of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) sufficient to inhibit fibrotic inactivation of the device. Most NSAID's are carboxylic acids (R--COOH) or enolic acids (R--COH).
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