US Patent Issued to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA on July 14 for "Compositions and methods for treating and preventing lung disease" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,475, issued on July 14, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Compositions and methods for treating and preventing lung disease" was invented by Julie Ledford (Tucson, Ariz.), Monica Kraft (Tucson, Ariz.) and Josef Vagner (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating and preventing lung disease. In particular, provided herein are SP-A peptides and uses thereof in the treatment and prevention of lung disease (e.g., asthma or COPD)."

The patent was filed on Aug. 23, 2021, under Application No. 17/409,642.

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