Patent: 4,935,411
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Summary for Patent: 4,935,411
Title: | Non-antibacterial tetracycline compositions possessing anti-collagenolytic properties and methods of preparing and using same |
Abstract: | Tetracyclines having substantially no effective antibiotic or antibacterial activity and possessing anti-collagen-destructive enzyme activity or anti-collagenase activity and compositions containing the same have been found useful as anti-collagenolytic agents. Such tetracyclines and compositions containing the same are useful in the treatment of periodontal diseases, corneal ulcers, bone deficiency disorders, rheumatoid arthritis diseases characterized by excessive collagen destruction. A special aspect of this invention involves the incorporation of such tetracyclines in animal feed compositions for improved animal nutrition, such as may be evidenced by increased weight gain. |
Inventor(s): | McNamara; Thomas F. (Port Jefferson, NY), Ramamurthy; Nungavaram S. (Smithtown, NY), Golub; Lorne M. (Smithtown, NY) |
Assignee: | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, NY) |
Application Number: | 07/117,376 |
Patent Claims: | see list of patent claims |
Details for Patent 4,935,411
Applicant | Tradename | Biologic Ingredient | Dosage Form | BLA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Expiredate |
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Smith & Nephew, Inc. | SANTYL | collagenase | Ointment | 101995 | 06/04/1965 | ⤷ Try a Trial | 2007-06-19 |
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