Ceramide composition and method of use
AssigneesCase Western Reserve University, The Penn State Research Foundation
InventorsEric Pearlman, Mark Kester
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Abstract
A method for treating and preventing diseases associated with neutrophil infiltration, particularly ocular diseases, is provided, which method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of ceramide or a derivative thereof. Also provided is a composition for treating diseases associated with neutrophil infiltration, the composition comprising ceramide or a derivative thereof.
Claims15
A method for treating ocular tissue injury or diseases comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising a C6-ceramide containing nanoliposome, wherein the ocular disease is a disease associated with neutrophil infiltration in a cell.
A method for preventing ocular diseases associated with neutrophil infiltration in a cell comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising a C6-ceramide containing nanoliposome.
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