Methods and compositions for treating gastrointestinal tract mucin production associated disease conditions

The invention provides a method of treatment for an animal having a disease state associated with a mucus secretion disorder with a chloride channel modulator. The invention further provides for a method of screening for therapeutic compounds using the chloride channel. Also provided is a transgenic...

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Hauptverfasser:	SZYMKOWSKI DAVID EDMUND, GRUPE ANDREW
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention provides a method of treatment for an animal having a disease state associated with a mucus secretion disorder with a chloride channel modulator. The invention further provides for a method of screening for therapeutic compounds using the chloride channel. Also provided is a transgenic animal having a disrupted chloride gene, and a method of diagnosing a disease state associated with a mucus secretion disorder.