Isolated material having an anti-organotrophic effect
US7700132B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An endogenous mammalian material has been found which has the biological effect of causing a reduction in the mass of mammalian organs including the heart and prostate. The material has physico-chemical properties such that it appears as a compound of molecular weight between 10 and 20 kD when subjected to a purification process using membrane filtration followed by gel filtration. This material has therapeutic uses including the treatment of organ or tissue hypertrophy and hyperplasia.
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