COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING LIVER CIRRHOSIS
This invention provides a method for treating liver cirrhosis in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a rAAV/CAG-STAP vector, to treat liver cirrhosis in the subject. This invention further provides a method for preventing liver cirrhosis in a subject at risk for liver cirrhosis comprising administering to the subject a prophylactically effective amount of a rAAV/CAG-STAP vector thereby preventing liver cirrhosis in the subject. Finally, this invention provides related viral vectors and pharmaceutical compositions.
Inventor: XU RUIAN | LI XINYAN | FUNG PETER
Priority Number: EP1629099A4
IPC Current: A61K003844 | A61K004800 | C12N001551 | C12N0015864
Assignee Applicant: The University of Hong Kong
Title: COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING LIVER CIRRHOSIS | ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR VORBEUGUNG UND BEHANDLUNG VON LEBERZIRRHOSE | COMPOSITIONS ET PROCEDES DE PREVENTION ET DE TRAITEMENT DE LA CIRRHOSE DU FOIE
Usefulness: COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING LIVER CIRRHOSIS | ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR VORBEUGUNG UND BEHANDLUNG VON LEBERZIRRHOSE | COMPOSITIONS ET PROCEDES DE PREVENTION ET DE TRAITEMENT DE LA CIRRHOSE DU FOIE
Novelty: Composition, useful as beverage product for increasing energy and mental alertness of an individual and as dietary supplement, comprises: caffeine anhydrous; taurine; and a plant extract providing antioxidant activity
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其他疾病
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