Use of IGF-I for the treatment of kidney disorders
Patent Number: 5985830
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday September 16th, 1996
Date Issued: Tuesday November 16th, 1999
Assignee: Dalhousie University (Halifax, CA)
Inventors: Acott, Philip D. (Halifax, CA); Crocker, John F. S. (Halifax, CA)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent teaches that Insulin Like Growth Factor-1 is useful for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease. Given the stimulatory effects of this hormone on stem cells, it is interesting to see if this patent can be used with exogenous stem cell therapy.
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