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Title:
COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PROGESTERONE OR PROGESTERONE ANALOGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001022959
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods for treating inflammatory conditions, including but not limited to, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and proctitis), other noninfectious, inflammatory conditions of the GI tract (microscopic colitis, allergic eosinophilic gastroenteritis, food allergies, pill induced esophagitis, celiac disease, recurrent polyps, and hemorrhoids), and psoriasis, using progesterone or progesterone analogs such as medroxyprogesterone acetate.

Inventors:
SCHREIBER ALAN D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/026501
Publication Date:
October 04, 2001
Filing Date:
September 27, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
UNIV PENNSYLVANIA (US)
SCHREIBER ALAN D (US)
International Classes:
A61K31/57; A61P1/00; A61P9/14; A61P17/06; A61P29/00; A61P37/08; C07J5/00; (IPC1-7): A61K31/57; A61P1/00; A61P1/04; A61P17/06
Foreign References:
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GB994547A1965-06-10
DE2240187A11974-02-21
US5612051A1997-03-18
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