Use of sex steroid function modulators to treat wounds and fibrotic disorders
AssigneeRenovo Limited
InventorsMark Ferguson, Gillian Ashcroft
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Abstract
The present application relates to the use of compounds that influence the sex hormone system for the treatment of wounds and/or fibrotic disorders. Preferred compounds for use in such treatments are steroid hormones and especially the oestrogens.
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A method of accelerating the healing of wounds comprising administering to a person in need thereof a compound that promotes androgenic activity.
A method of inhibiting fibrosis comprising administering to a person in need thereof a compound that inhibits androgenic activity.
A method of inhibiting fibrosis comprising administering to a person in need thereof a compound that promotes progesterone activity.
A method of accelerating the healing of wounds comprising administering to a person in need thereof a sex steroid hormone precursor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.