Method and means for treatment of osteoarthritis
US8574857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/143333
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to in vivo and in vitro methods, agents and compound screening assays for inducing anabolic stimulation of chondrocytes, including cartilage formation enhancing pharmaceutical compositions, and the use thereof in treating and/or preventing a disease involving a systemic or local decrease in mean cartilage thickness in a subject.
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