Lubricin for use in wound healing
AssigneeLubris LLC
InventorsRoman Krawetz, Saleem Abubacker, Jeffrey Alan Biernaskie, Tannin Avery Schmidt
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Abstract
The application relates to uses of the proteoglycan 4 protein, also known as lubricin, in wound healing and tissue regeneration, reducing scar formation, and promoting angiogenesis.
Claims49
A method of promoting tissue regeneration or wound healing while reducing scar formation comprising administering to a wound or the site of tissue injury in a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical preparation comprising lubricin.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in promoting tissue regeneration or wound healing while reducing scar formation comprising lubricin.
A method of inducing angiogenesis at a site in a body of a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a pharmaceutical preparation comprising lubricin to the site in an amount sufficient to induce new blood vessel formation.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in promoting angiogenesis comprising lubricin.
A method of treating or preventing aberrant wound healing in an eye comprising administering lubricin to an eye suffering from or at risk of aberrant wound healing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.