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Patents Assigned to Discogen, LLC

Method of treating a subject suffering from degenerative disc disease using a matrix metalloprotease inhibitor

Patent number: 8828977

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a vertebrate subject suffering from a degenerative disc disease by administering an inhibitor of a matrix metalloprotease (MMP) to the subject in an amount effective to treat the subject.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 16, 2007

Date of Patent: September 9, 2014

Assignee: Discogen, LLC

Inventor: Peter A. Zahos