US 7,320,783 B2 | ||
Methods and compositions for the enhancement of wound healing | ||
Donna L. Livant, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US) | ||
Assigned to The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US) | ||
Filed on Jul. 15, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/619,809. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/396366, filed on Jul. 17, 2002. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0096438 A1, May 20, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. A61K 51/00 (2006.01); A61M 36/14 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 424—1.69 [424/1.11; 424/1.65; 424/9.1; 206/223; 514/2] | 8 Claims |
1. A method for treating a wound, comprising:
a) providing
i) an MMP prodomain peptide, wherein said peptide has an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of Ac-PRCGVPDVAQF-NH2, Ac-PRCGVPDVAEY-NH2, Ac-PRCGNPDVANY-NH2, and Ac-PRCGVPDLGRFQ-NH2: and
ii) a subject having at least one wound; and
b) administering said peptide to said subject under conditions such that the healing of said wound is promoted.
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