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Pharmaceutical compositions and uses of inorganic pyrophosphates

US5958907A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1997
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/17
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) in a form that renders the PPi accessible to ABC proteins when administered to a subject in vivo, as well as use of the compositions for treating subjects having a disease or disorder associated with inappropriate or inadequate ABC protein activity (e.g., cystic fibrosis, multi drug resistance, Zellweger's Syndrome) is disclosed.

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