Methods of treating obstructive lung diseases using bitter tastants
US9579315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/122
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described herein are methods for enhancing airway dilation and/or relieving bronchoconstriction, e.g., to treat obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and COPD, by administering bitter tastants to subjects in need thereof. Also described herein are methods for identifying compounds that modulate function of bitter tastant receptors.
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