Use of selective ligands for treatment of disease states responsive to steroid or steroid-like hormones
US6096787A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method for the treatment of subjects afflicted with steroid or steroid-like hormone-responsive disease states. The invention method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a ligand which selectively interacts with the receptor subtype associated with the steroid or steroid-like hormone-responsive disease state, wherein said ligand interacts with said receptor subtype to a significantly greater extent than with other subtypes of the same receptor class.
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