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US 7,582,620 B2Granted
Use of mannan from saccharomyces cerevisiae for the treatment of asthma
AssigneeThe University of Tennessee Foundation
InventorD. Betty Lew
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods of using mannose receptor blocker to treat airway disease such as asthma. The present invention also provides methods for reducing smooth muscle mass in an individual having an airway disease.
Claims9
A method for treating asthma in an individual in need of such treatment, comprising the step of:
- administering a pharmacologically effective amount of a mannose receptor blocker consisting of yeast-derived mannan to the individual.
A method for reducing airway smooth muscle mass in an individual with asthma in need of such treatment, comprising the step of:
- administering a pharmacologically effective amount of an airway smooth muscle cell mannose receptor blocker consisting of yeast-derived mannan to the individual.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.