US Patent 7169764 Promoter for smooth muscle cell expression

Patent 7169764 was granted and assigned to Arch Development Partners on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Arch Development Partners

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

71697640

Patent Inventor Names

Michael S. Parmacek0

Julian Solway0

Date of Patent

January 30, 2007

Patent Application Number

093817500

Date Filed

August 29, 1997

Patent Primary Examiner

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James Ketter

Patent abstract

Disclosed is a smooth muscle cell specific promoter, the SM22α gene promoter as well as the murine cDNA and genomic SM22α nucleic acid sequences. Also disclosed are methods of preventing restenosis following balloon angioplasty and methods of treating asthma based on inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation by expressing cell cycle control genes, or contraction inhibiting peptides in smooth muscle cells, under the control of the SM22α promoter.