David Hood;Ruxandra Draghia-Akli;Patricia A. Brown
发明人:
Ruxandra Draghia-Akli,Patricia A. Brown,David Hood
申请号:
US11015935
公开号:
US08188056B2
申请日:
2004.12.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
One aspect of the current invention is a method of preventing and/or treating arthritis and/or preventing or treating lameness in a subject. Additionally, subject quality of life and welfare, and body condition scores are improved by utilizing methodology that administers the nucleic acid expression construct encoding a GHRH or functional biological equivalent to a subject through a parenteral route of administration. Following a single dose of nucleic acid expression vector, subjects are healthier and effects are demonstrated long term without additional administration(s) of the expression construct.