Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells
US6515009B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/916
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods are provided for inhibiting stenosis following vascular trauma or disease in a mammalian host, comprising administering to the host a therapeutically effective dosage of a therapeutic conjugate containing a vascular smooth muscle binding protein that associates in a specific manner with a cell surface of the vascular smooth muscle cell, coupled to a therapeutic agent dosage form that inhibits a cellular activity of the muscle cell. Methods are also provided for the direct and/or targeted delivery of therapeutic agents to vascular smooth muscle cells that cause a dilation and fixation of the vascular lumen by inhibiting smooth muscle cell contraction, thereby constituting a biological stent.
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