Medicaments
AssigneeRenovo Limited
InventorsMark W.J. Ferguson, Nick Occleston, Amanda Deakin, Sharon O'Kane
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of a peptide, or derivative thereof of general formula X1-X2-X3-ThT-X4-LyS-X5-ATg-X6 for promoting accelerated wound healing with reduced scarring. X1 is Ala or Gly; X2 is Tyr or Phe; X3, X4 and X5 are independently selected from the group comprising Met, He, Leu and Val; and X6 is selected from the group comprising Asp, Gln and Glu.
Claims32
1-31. (canceled)
A method of promoting accelerated wound healing with reduced scarring in a person in need of said healing, said method comprising administering to said person a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide, or derivative thereof, according to the formula X1-X2-X3-Thr-X4-Lys-X5-Arg-X6 (SEQ ID NO:1),
- wherein X1 is Ala or Gly
- X2 is Tyr or Phe
- X3, X4 and X5 are independently selected from the group comprising Met, Ile, Leu and Val;
- and
- X6 is selected from the group comprising Asp, Gln, Asn and Glu.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.