Patents Represented by Law Firm Chalin A. Smith, Office of Research & Development
  • Antiproliferative factor from patients with interstitial cystitis
    Patent number: 5962645
    Abstract: A novel antiproliferative factor (APF) present in urine of patients with interstitial cystitis (IC) is described. This urine antiproliferative factor can serve as a marker for disease activity and its antagonists as therapeutic medicaments for IC. In addition, APF and its agonists can be used for treating diseases associated with cell proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Susan Keay, John W. Warren, Michael Kleinberg, Michael K. Hise