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US 6,331,534 B1Granted
Steroids as neurochemical stimulators of the VNO to alleviate pain
AssigneePherin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Berliner, Luis Monti-Bloch
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of alleviating pain. The method comprises nasally administering a steroid which is a human vomeropherin, such that the vomeropherin binds to a specific neuroepithelial receptor. The steroid or steroids is/are preferably administered in the form of a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
Claims68
A method of treating pain in an individual, said method comprising:
- providing a steroid which binds to receptors on the surface of nasal neuroepithelial cells of said individual wherein said cells are part of tissue other than olfactory epithelia;
- and,
- administering said effective amount of said steroid within a nasal passage of said individual such that said steroid binds specifically to said receptors and results in alleviation of symptoms of said disorder in said individual.
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