IP Library Granted Patent US 8,242,178
Granted Patent B2
US 8,242,178 · App. 12/141,634 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Use of cannabidiol in the treatment of autoimmune hepatitis

Assignee: University of South Carolina
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Patent No.
US 8,242,178
App. No.
12/141,634
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods of treating autoimmune hepatitis are provided. The methods include injecting cannabidiol into the subject, where the cannabidiol is synthetic cannabidiol or natural cannabidiol isolated from other natural cannabinoids.

Claims (8)

1. A method of treating autoimmune hepatitis in a subject, the method comprising:

identifying a subject suffering from autoimmune hepatitis; and

injecting cannabidiol into the subject; wherein said cannabidiol is synthetic cannabidiol or natural cannabidiol isolated from other natural cannabinoids.

2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein said cannabidiol is injected to the subject substantially free of any psychotropic agent.

3. The method as in claim 1 , wherein said cannabidiol is injected to the subject substantially free of Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol.

4. The method as in claim 1 further comprising providing said cannabidiol in a drug delivery vehicle.

5. The method as in claim 4 , wherein the drug delivery vehicle is a sustained release drug delivery vehicle.

6. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the method is an in vivo therapeutic treatment method.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jun 21, 2010
From: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 024564/0071 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2008
From: NAGARKATTI, PRAKASH S.; NAGARKATTI, MITZI
To: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Reel/Frame 021529/0047 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60936040 · Jun 18, 2007
Related Publication 20090005461A1 · Jan 1, 2009