Treatment of diseases involving cyst formation
US6380183B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/948
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns the use of ligands of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors (PTBR) in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving cyst formation and in particular polycystic kidney disease. The invention further concerns the treatment of hypertension accompanying polycystic kidney disease, and pharmaceutical compositions and articles of manufacture for the treatment or diagnosis of the target disease or condition.
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