Global Patent Index - EP 0921809 A1

EP 0921809 A1 19990616 - USE OF PROLACTIN AS A TGF-BETA ANTAGONIST

Title (en)

USE OF PROLACTIN AS A TGF-BETA ANTAGONIST

Title (de)

VERWENDUNG VON PROLACTIN ALS TGF-BETA ANTAGONIST

Title (fr)

UTILISATION DE LA PROLACTINE COMME UN ANTAGONISTE DE TGF-BETA

Publication

EP 0921809 A1 19990616 (EN)

Application

EP 97921467 A 19970430

Priority

  • US 9707310 W 19970430
  • US 1649296 P 19960430

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9740848A1] This invention is based upon the discovery that prolactin has been found to counter the effect that TGF- beta has on cells. An object of the present invention is to claim a method for treating a patient that may be suffering from a disease or disorder which is associated with the presence of TGF- beta , by administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition containing prolactin.

IPC 1-7

A61K 38/17; A61K 38/27

IPC 8 full level

A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/22 (2006.01); A61P 1/00 (2006.01); A61P 1/16 (2006.01); A61P 11/00 (2006.01); A61P 37/00 (2006.01); A61P 43/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61K 38/225 (2013.01); A61P 1/00 (2017.12); A61P 1/16 (2017.12); A61P 11/00 (2017.12); A61P 37/00 (2017.12); A61P 43/00 (2017.12)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9740848 A1 19971106; AU 2749697 A 19971119; CA 2232682 A1 19971106; EP 0921809 A1 19990616; EP 0921809 A4 20011024; JP 2000510112 A 20000808

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9707310 W 19970430; AU 2749697 A 19970430; CA 2232682 A 19970430; EP 97921467 A 19970430; JP 53920697 A 19970430