NON-PANCREATIC PROTEASES FOR CONTROLLING PLASMA CHOLECYSTOKININ (CCK) CONCENTRATION AND FOR TREATING PAIN

This invention relates to methods for maintaining the basal level or reducing the level of cholecystokinin (CCK) in blood plasma of a mammal. Additionally, the invention provides methods for treating pain in a mammal and more particularly, methods for treating abdominal pain in a mammal. The methods...

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Main Authors SHENOY, BHAMI C, MCGRATH, MARGARET, MARGOLIN, ALEXEY L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 26.07.2006
Subjects
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Summary:This invention relates to methods for maintaining the basal level or reducing the level of cholecystokinin (CCK) in blood plasma of a mammal. Additionally, the invention provides methods for treating pain in a mammal and more particularly, methods for treating abdominal pain in a mammal. The methods include administering to the mammal a non-pancreatic protease or a composition comprising a non-pancreatic protease. The methods of this invention are particularly useful for treating abdominal pain in a mammal suffering from acute or chronic pancreatitis and related conditions.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20040796860