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Last Updated: April 20, 2024

Claims for Patent: 6,410,512


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Summary for Patent: 6,410,512
Title: Inhibitors of proteasomal activity for stimulating hair growth
Abstract:Compounds that inhibit the activity of NF-.kappa.B or inhibit the activity of the proteasome or both promote hair growth and stimulate the production of hair follicles and are thus useful in stimulating hair growth, including hair density, in subject where this is desirable.
Inventor(s): Mundy; Gregory R. (San Antonio, TX), Garrett; I. Ross (San Antonio, TX), Rossini; G. (San Antonio, TX)
Assignee: OsteoScreen, Inc. (San Antonio, TX)
Application Number:09/361,775
Patent Claims:1. A method to treat a mammalian subject for a condition benefited by stimulating hair growth which method comprises administering to said mammalian subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of N-carbobenzoyl-Ile-Glu-(OtBu)-Ala-Leu-CHO (PSI).

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said subject is a human.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said condition to be treated is selected from the group consisting of male pattern baldness, alopecia caused by chemotherapy, hair thinning due to aging, and genetic disorders.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said subject is a non-human mammal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said hair growth provides additional protection from cold temperatures.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said hair growth is due to thickened hair sheath diameter, increased hair diameter, differentiation of quiescent hair follicles into more mature forms, increased rate of growth in hair length and/or thickness, or the appearance of proliferation of new hair follicles.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said compound is co-administered with an agent promoting skin tissue growth or infiltration.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said agent is selected from the group consisting of an epidermal growth factor, a fibroblast growth factor, a platelet-derived growth factor, a transforming growth factor, a parathyroid hormone, a leukemia inhibitory factor, and an insulin-like growth factor.

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