Alpha adrenergic receptor agonists for treatment of inflammatory diseases
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC
- Publication Date
- 2014-06-25
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Abstract
Description
[0001] This application claims U.S. Patent Application 12 / 422,624, filed April 13, 2009, entitled "AlphaAdrenergic Recipor Agonists for Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases" and the filing date benefit of US Provisional Application 61 / 046,201, filed April 18, 2008, entitled "Clonidine Formulations In A Biodegradable Polymer Carrier." These entire disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference into this disclosure. Background technique
[0002] Pain is typically experienced when free nerve endings of nociceptors are subjected to mechanical, thermal, chemical, or other nociceptive stimuli. These pain receptors are able to transmit signals along afferent neurons to the central nervous system and then to the brain. When a person experiences pain, any one or more of a number of problems may be associated with this sensation, including but not limited to reduced function, reduced activity, sleep pattern complications, and reduced quality of life.
[0003] Causes of pain include, b...