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Methods for reducing platelet activation platelet aggregaton or thrombosis

US7166612B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2003
Grant dateJan 23, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2500/02
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides methods and compositions for reducing platelet activation, platelet aggregation and thrombosis. The invention further provides compositions and methods for treating or preventing diseases or disorders in which the pathology of the disease or disorder involves one or more of platelet activation, platelet aggregation and thrombus formation. The invention additionally relates to the use of protein palmitoylation inhibitors for the reduction of platelet activation, platelet aggregation and thrombosis, as well as to the use of protein palmitoylation as a target for the identification of inhibitors of platelet activation, platelet aggregation and thrombosis.

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