Patent 7504409 was granted and assigned to Genaera on March, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The claimed invention relates to methods of modulating mucin synthesis and the therapeutic application of compounds in controlling mucin over-production associated with diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) including asthma and chronic bronchitis, inflammatory lung diseases, cystic fibrosis and acute or chronic respiratory infectious diseases.