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Regulation of intracellular glucocorticoid concentrations

US6946487B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 2002
Grant dateSep 20, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P25/24
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to the interconversion of inactive 11-keto steroids with their active 11B-hydroxy equivalents, to methods by which the conversion of the inactive to the active from may be controlled, and to useful therapeutic effects which may be obtained as a result of such control. More specifically, but not exclusively, the invention is concerned with interconversion between cortisone and cortisol in humans.

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