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US 11,452,739 B2Granted
Polysaccharides for the treatment of ocular conditions
AssigneeSanten SAS
InventorsJennifer Dourlat, Philippe Daull, Jean-Sébastien Garrigue
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Abstract
The use of a polysaccharide derived from a bacterial strain in the prevention of ocular diseases and the treatment of ocular diseases. Especially, the ophthalmic use of a polysaccharide susceptible to be obtained from the CNCM I-5038 Cobetia marina bacterial strain in ocular conditions associated with ophthalmic dryness and ophthalmic inflammation.
Claims14
A method for treating an eye disease or eye condition in a subject in need thereof, said method comprising a step of administration of a composition comprising a polysaccharide to said subject,
- wherein said polysaccharide comprises at least one of each monomer selected from the group consisting of rhamnose, glucose, galactose, galacturonic acid and N-acetyl-glucos amine monomers,
- wherein in said polysaccharide from about 10% to about 20% of the hydroxyl groups are sulfated, in weight relative to the total weight of the polysaccharide, and
- wherein said polysaccharide has a molecular weight ranging from about 1,000,000 to about 10,000,000 g/mol.
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