Use of sublethal concentrations of anti-invasin compounds to therapeutically or prophylactically treat fungal infections

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PATENT NO 7291720
APP PUB NO 20030176367A1
SERIAL NO

10278703

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The invention relates to the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of fungal infections. The invention provides new methods for therapeutically or prophylactically treating fungal infections using sub-lethal concentrations of an anti-invasin compound. The methods according to the invention have fewer toxicology problems than existing methods, and thus can be used prophylactically, as well as for early treatment for high risk patients without a firm diagnosis. The methods according to the invention can also be used to treat an established fungal infection. The invention further provides novel genes that regulate fungal hyphal growth.

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  • IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cali, Brian Arlington, MA 22 99
Cordero, Etchell Reading, MA 1 0
Hecht, Peter Newton, MA 13 74
Milne, Todd Brookline, MA 4 6
Salama, Sofie Boston, MA 4 6
Summers, Eric Brookline, MA 7 13
Trueheart, Josh Concord, MA 1 0

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