Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing and treating an inflammatory disorder of a mucosa, including but is not limited to, inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. More particularly, the present invention relates to compositions comprising FGF-20, a fragment, a derivative, a variant, a homolog, or an analog thereof, and their uses in preventing and treating an inflammatory disorder of a mucosa, such as inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 3, 2004
Publication date:
July 28, 2005
Applicant:
LUPINE LOGIC, INC.
Inventors:
Enrique Alvarez, Jeffrey Peterson, William LaRochelle, Henri Lichenstein, Michael Jeffers