US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Aug. 19 for "CFTR regulators and methods of use thereof" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,654, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"CFTR regulators and methods of use thereof" was invented by Alan S. Verkman (San Francisco), Marc H. Levin (San Francisco), Onur Cil (San Francisco) and Sujin Lee (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are compounds that activate CFTR and methods for treating constipation, dry eye disorders, and other diseases and disorders."

The patent was filed on May 31, 2024, under Application No. 18/731,154.

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