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US 11,617,785 B2Granted
Treatment of inflammatory skin disorders
AssigneeZZ Biotech LLC
InventorsChristopher John Jackson, Meilang Xue
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods of using an effective amount of activated protein C (APC) to treat an individual for a skin disorder characterised by the presence of hyperproliferative keratinocytes.
Claims21
A method of inducing apoptosis of hyperproliferative keratinocytes in an individual having a skin disorder characterized by the presence of hyperproliferative keratinocytes, the skin disorder selected from the group consisting of acne, dermatitis herpetiformis, and atopic dermatitis, wherein the method comprises:
- contacting a region of skin of the individual that is characterized by acne, dermatitis herpetiformis, or atopic dermatitis with a therapeutically effective amount of activated protein C (APC),
- thereby inducing apoptosis of hyperproliferative keratinocytes in the region of the skin characterized by acne, dermatitis herpetiformis, or atopic dermatitis.
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