Patents Examined by Sheila Huff
  • Antagonists of intestinotrophic GLP-2 peptides
    Patent number: 5994500
    Abstract: Antagonists of glucagon-like peptide 2, have been identified. Their effects on the growth of gastrointestinal tissue are described. Its formulation as a pharmaceutical, and its therapeutic and related uses in treating bowel tissue, are described. Also described are methods of identifying antagonists of glucagon-like peptide 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: 1149336 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Drucker, Anna E. Crivici, Martin Sumner-Smith