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Last Updated: April 25, 2024

Claims for Patent: 6,482,857


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Summary for Patent: 6,482,857
Title: Compositions which contain triterpenes for regulating hair growth
Abstract:The present invention relates to compositions containg i) from about 0.0001% to about 99.9% of certain compounds selected from the group consisting of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of oleanane triterpenes, derivatives of ursane triterpenes, and salts and mixtures thereof, and ii) a vehicle.
Inventor(s): Bradbury; Barton James (West Chester, OH), Soper; Shari Joy (Cincinnati, OH), Kaczvinsky, Jr.; Joseph Robert (Cincinnati, OH), Bailey; Dorothy Limerick (Fairfield, OH), Gale; Celeste Dawn (Hamilton, OH)
Assignee: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX)
Application Number:09/353,409
Patent Claims:1. A composition which comprises a pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable vehicle and from 0.00001% to about 99.9% of betulonic acid and minoxidil.

2. A composition which comprises: a) a pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable vehicle; b) from about 0.0001% to about 99.9% of betulonic acid, or one or more salts thereof; and c) a hair growth agent selected from the group consisting of vasodilators, antiandrogens, immunosuppressants, antiinflammatories, antimicrobials, thyroid hormones, prostoglandins, retinoids, vitamin D analogs, and parathyroid hormone analogs.

3. The composition of claim 2 which is a topical composition.

4. The composition of claim 3 wherein the pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable vehicle is present at a level ranging from about 50% to about 99.99% by weight of the composition.

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