Arthrospira for use in the treatment of diseases

Pharmaceutical composition comprising an extract of Arthrospira or Spirulina and/or phycobiliproteins for use in the prevention or treatment of a blood vessel disease selected from the group of neo-intimal hyperplasia, restenosis, or embolism.

Pharmaceutical composition comprising Arthrospira or Spirulina and/or phycobiliproteins for use in the prevention or treatment of a disease selected from the group consisting of bloodstream infections, primary bacteremia and sepsis.

A medical device for implantation into a bodily vessel or luminal structure, wherein said medical device has a coating and the coating comprises an extract of Arthrospira or Spirulina and/or phycobiliproteins, wherein the implantable device is selected from the group consisting of stents, stent-grafts, synthetic bypass grafts, embolic filters, occluder systems, detachable coils, pacemaker and defibrillator leads, plates, screws, spinal cages, dental implants, ventricular assist devices, artificial hearts, artificial heart valves, annuloplasty devices, artificial joints, and implantable sensors.

A medical device for implantation into a bodily vessel or luminal structure according to claim 22, wherein the coating is for use in the prevention or treatment of a disease selected from the group of blood vessel disease selected from the group of neo-intimal hyperplasia, restenosis, or embolism or for use in the prevention or treatment of a disease selected from the group of bloodstream infections, primary bacteremia and sepsis.