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Epoxide hydrolase inhibitor methods

US6174695A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 1999
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2500/10
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides methods of treating inflammatory diseases mediated by poly-unsaturated lipid metabolites by inhibiting epoxide hydrolase, methods for assaying or screening the epoxide hydrolase inhibitors for inhibitory specificity and for toxicity, and novel biologically active tetrahydrofuran diols of arachidonic acid, including antibodies thereto.

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