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United States Patent 5,177,061


United States Patent     5,177,061

Pickart     Jan. 5, 1993

 

Method for stimulating hair growth using GHL-Cu complexes.

 

Inventors:

Pickart; Loren R. (Bellevue, WA).

 

Assignee:

ProCyte Corporation (Kirkland, WA).

 

Appl. No:

442,440

 

Filed:

Sept. 22, 1989

 

Related U.S. Application Data:

Continuation of (including streamline cont.) Ser. No.48,444, May 11, 1987, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 699,824, Feb. 8, 1985, Pat. No. 4,665,054.

Intl. Cl.: A61K 37/02; C07K 5/08

Current U.S. Cl.: 514/ 18; 514/ 6

Field of Search: 514/18, 6

 

Abstract:

Methods and compositions for (a) stimulating the growth of hair in warm-blooded animals, (b) increasing subcutaneous fat in warm-blooded animals, and (c) increasing the density of hair follicles in warm-blooded animals are disclosed. The methods utilize an effective amount of a composition comprising a derivative of GHL-Cu.

10 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures

References Cited:

U.S. Patent Documents

3,194,732     Jul., 1965     Neuhauser     167/58

3,551,554     Dec., 1970     Herschler     514/18

3,558,770     Jan., 1971     Gordon et al     .424/80

3,758,682     Sept., 1973     Huber et al.     424/28

3,767,784     Oct., 1973     Gluck     514/18

3,832,338     Aug., 1974     Huber et al.     260/113

4,022,888     May, 1977     Huber et al     424/177

4,167,945     Sept., 1979     Gottlieb     424/101

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Foreign Patent Documents

0078228     Oct., 1982     EP

WO86/00222     Jan., 1986     WO

Other References

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Downey et al., “Acceleration of Wound Healing Using GHL-Cu(II)”, Surgical Forum 36:573-75, 1985.

Pickart et al., “A Human Plasma Growth Factor with Superoxide Dismutase-like and Wound-healing Properities”, Superoxide Dim. Chem. Biol. Med. Proc. Int. Conf. 4th 1985 (Pub. 1986), 555-57 (cited in Chem. Abstracts 106:13579c).

Frater-Schroder et al., “Tumor Necrosis Factor Type a, a Potential Inhibitor of Endothelial Cell Growth in vitro is Angiogenic in vivo”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 34:5277-81, 1987.

Pickart, “The Use of Glycylhistidyllysine in Culture Systems”, in Vitro 17(6):459-66, 1981.

Pickart et al., “Growth-Modulating Tripeptide (glycylhistidylysine): Association with Copper and Iron in Plasma and Stimulation of Adhesive and Growth of Hepatoma Cells in Culture by Tripeptide-Metal Ion complexes”, J. Cell. Physiol., 102(2), pp. 129-139, 1980, (Cited in Chem. Abstracts, vol. 93: 1155m, 1980).

Williams et al., “Glycly-L-Histidyl-L-Lysine, a Growth Promoting Factor for Human Cells”, Cytobios., 27(105), pp. 19-25, 1980, (Cited in Chem. Abstracts, vol. 94:25451b, 1981).

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Loker, “Synthesis of Blood Serum Peptide Cell Growth Factors”, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Washington 1980.

Pickart, “The Biological Effects and Mechanism of Action of the Plasma Tripeptide Glycyl-L-Histidyl-L-Lysine”, Lymphonkines, 8, pp. 425-446, 1983.

Poole et al., “Stimulation of Rat Peritoneal Mast Cell Migration by Tumor-Derived Peptides”, Cancer Research, 43, pp. 5857-5861, 1983.

Raju et al., “Ceruloplasmin, Copper Ions, and Angiogenesis”, JUNCI, 69(5), pp. 1183-1188, 1982.

Freedman et al., “Structure of the Glycyl-L-Histidyl-l-Lysine-Copper (II) Complex in Solution”, Biochemistry, 21, pp. 4540-4544, 1982.

Kwa et al., “PMR Studies of CU(II) and Zn(II) Interaction with Glycyl-L-Histidyl-L-Lysine and Related Peptides”, Peptides: Structure and Function, 8, pp. 805-808, 1983.

Perkins et al., “The Structure of a Copper Complex of the Growth Factor Glycyl-L-Histidyl-L-Lysine at 1.1 A Resolution”, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 82, pp. 93-99, 1984.

Kimoto et al., “Enhancement of Antitumor Activity of Ascorbate Against Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Cells by the Copper: Glycylglycylhistidine Complex”, Cancer Research, 43, pp. 824-828, 1963.

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Pickart et al., “Inhibition of the Growth of Cultured Cells and an Implanted Fibrosarcoma by Aroylhydrazone Analogs of the Gly-His-Lys-Cu(II) Complex”, Biochem. Pharmacol., 32(24), pp. 3868-3871, 1983.

Pickart et al., “Growth-Modulating Plasma Tripeptide May Function by Facilitating Copper Uptake into Cells”, Nature, 288, pp. 715-717, 1980.

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Pickart et al., “A Synthetic Tripeptide which Increases Survival of Normal Liver Cells, and Stimulates Growth in Hepatoma cells”, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 54(2), pp. 526-6, 1973.
Primary Examiner: Lee; Lester L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Seed & Berry




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