Use of relaxin as an analgesic and palliative for intractable pain

• US 5,656,592 A
• Filed: 09/29/1993
• Issued: 08/12/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Brian Seed, John C. Seed
• Original Assignee: Brian Seed, John C. Seed
• Inventors: Seed, Brian, Seed, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Cecilia J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TOUZEAU, LYNN
• Application Number:
  US08/128,912
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 514/12, 530/324
• US Class Current: 514/9.7
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/2221 Relaxins
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 15/00 Drugs for genital or sexual disorders for disorders of sex hormones A61P5/24; Contraceptives
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 15/04 for inducing labour or abortion; Uterotonics

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of reducing pain in a mammal involving administration of relaxin to the mammal.

Claims

1. A method of reducing pain which results from stretching, swelling, or dislocation of a tissue in a mammal, comprising administering a pain-reducing amount of relaxin to said mammal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said mammal is a human.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said pain is chronic.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said pain is chronic back pain.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said pain is tumor pain.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said pain is iatrogenic pain.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said pain is arthritic joint pain.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said pain is postpartum pelvic joint pain.

9. The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein said relaxin is human relaxin.