Global Patent Index - EP 1063989 A1

EP 1063989 A1 20010103 - PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ADHESIONS

Title (en)

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ADHESIONS

Title (de)

VORBEUGUNG UND BEHANDLUNG VON ADHESIONEN

Title (fr)

PREVENTION ET TRAITEMENT DES ADHERENCES

Publication

EP 1063989 A1 20010103 (EN)

Application

EP 99910880 A 19990319

Priority

  • EP 99910880 A 19990319
  • EP 98200893 A 19980319
  • NL 9900157 W 19990319

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0943332A1] The invention relates to medical treatments and compositions to prevent or reduce the occurrence of adhesions to and between body organs, parts of body organs and/or tissues in animals, in particular human beings, such as the adhesions occurring after surgical procedures. The invention provides for reducing or preventing adhesions to or between organs, parts of organs or tissues, at a particular location, in a animal, comprising subjecting said animal to a treatment which provides for increased synthesis and/or secretion of plasminogen activator by mesothelial cells present at said location, or to a treatment which provides for decreased synthesis and/or secretion of plasminogen activator inhibitor by mesothelial cells present at said location.

IPC 1-7

A61K 31/35; A61K 31/575; A61K 31/20

IPC 8 full level

A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/045 (2006.01); A61K 31/20 (2006.01); A61K 31/203 (2006.01); A61K 31/35 (2006.01); A61K 31/366 (2006.01); A61K 31/575 (2006.01); A61K 45/00 (2006.01); A61P 43/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61K 31/00 (2013.01); A61K 31/045 (2013.01); A61K 31/203 (2013.01); A61K 31/366 (2013.01); A61K 31/575 (2013.01); A61P 43/00 (2017.12)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9947136A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0943332 A1 19990922; AU 2964199 A 19991011; EP 1063989 A1 20010103; JP 2002506817 A 20020305; WO 9947136 A1 19990923

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98200893 A 19980319; AU 2964199 A 19990319; EP 99910880 A 19990319; JP 2000536376 A 19990319; NL 9900157 W 19990319