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US 8,476,237 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for treating cancer by inhibiting the secretion of microparticles
AssigneeMorehouse School of Medicine
InventorsVincent Craig Bond, Michael Powell, Ming Bo Huang, Syed Ali, Andrea D. Raymond, Martin Neville Shelton, Francois Jean Villinger
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Abstract
Novel peptides that inhibit the release of microparticles from cells are disclosed. Also disclosed are polynucleotides encoding the peptides, expression vectors carrying the polynucleotides and methods for treating tumors using the novel peptides.
Claims10
A method for treating a tumor, comprising:
- administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a polynucleotide encoding a peptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 2, wherein said polynucleotide is capable of expressing said peptide in vivo.
A method for treating a tumor, comprising:
- administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of an expression vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding a peptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 2, wherein said expression vector is capable of expressing said peptide in vivo.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.