Increasing bone strength with selected bisphosphonates
US6416737B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is a method and composition to increase bone strength in a manner that decreases fracture incidence, which may or may not include increasing bone mineral density (“BMD”). The invention includes administering an effective amount of a bisphosphonate to a host in need thereof to increase bone strength, which inhibits the apoptosis of osteoblasts and osteocytes, without a significant effect on osteoclasts. In one embodiment, the bisphosphonate is not 1-amino-3-(N,N-dimethylamino)-propyliden-1,1-bisphosphonic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt. An increase in osteoblast life span can lead to an increase in bone mass, i.e., an anabolic effect. Preservation of osteocyte life span can increase bone strength, which may be disproportional to the increase in bone mass.
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