Method of promoting cervical and vaginal secretions
US6462028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P15/02
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of stimulating cervical and vaginal secretions in a mammal by treatment with P2Y2 and/or P2Y4 purinergic receptor agonists. Treatment of vaginal dryness associated with menopause, chemotherapy, and various disease states as well as the treatment of vulvar pain is discussed. Suitable agonists such as UTP, CTP, ATP, dinucleotides and analogs thereof are disclosed.
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