Modulation of substance P by compounds containing calcium sulfate and methods relating thereto
AssigneeBioFrontiers, Inc.
InventorsSohail Malik, Rolland F. Hebert, Min Yee
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Abstract
Modulation of substance P by compounds containing calcium sulfate is disclosed. Preferred calcium sulfate compounds include syngenite, gorgeyite and gypsum. Methods of this invention include the modulation of substance P, as well as methods for preventing or treating conditions associated with substance P, by administering to an animal an effective amount of a calcium sulfate compound. Conditions associated with substance P include headaches and migraine, neurogenic inflammation, emesis, nausea and vomiting, cough and bronchitis, obesity, allergy, asthma, hemorrhoids and anal fissures, ulcer, fever, infertility and periodontal disease.
Claims16
A method for inhibiting substance P in a warm-blooded animal, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of gorgeyite.
A method for reducing abnormally high levels of substance P in a warm-blooded animal, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of syngenite.
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