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US 2008/0076744 A1Published application
Method for treating inflammatory conditions with progesterone or progesterone analogs
AssigneeUniversity of Pennsylvania
InventorAlan Schreiber
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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.
Claims11
A method of treating a patient suffering from at least one of the following inflammatory conditions:
- inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and proctitis), microscopic colitis, allergic eosinophilic gastroenteritis, food allergies, pill induced esophagitis, celiac disease, recurrent polyps, hemorrhoids, and psoriasis, wherein a progesterone or progesterone analog is selected and administered to the patient.
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