Therapeutic methods using cyclosporine components
View Patent ↗Methods of treating humans or animals having various conditions are disclosed which include administering a cyclosporine component. Among the conditions treated are dry mouth syndrome, verruciform xanthoma, achlorhydria, mucous cysts, oral submucous fibrosis, oral nevi, cancer of the oral mucosa, maloplakia of the genito-urinary tract, vulvovaginitis, helicobacter pylori infection, duodenal ulcers, peptic ulcers, conditions affecting the uterus and appendicitis.
1. A method of treating a mucin deficiency of mucosal tissue, the method comprising:
topically administering to mucosal tissue of the genito-urinary tract of a human or animal having a mucin deficiency, a cream composition comprising cyclosporin A, or salts of cyclosporin A, in an amount of about 0.1% by weight to about 0.2% by weight; and
treating the mucin deficiency of mucosal tissue.