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US 8,841,250 B2Granted
Method for promoting muscle repair comprising administering G-CSF at the site of injury
AssigneeKeiichi Fukuda
InventorsKeiichi Fukuda, Shinsuke Yuasa, Mie Hara
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Abstract
The present invention relates to muscle repair promoters for local application that contain a colony-stimulating factor (CSF) as an active ingredient. The muscle repair promoters of the present invention exhibit their effect at low doses, particularly when they are administered intramuscularly.
Claims15
A method for promoting skeletal muscle repair, or treating skeletal muscle injury, comprising
- administering an effective amount of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) locally within a period of 2-10 days after muscle injury, wherein the G-CSF is administered directly at a site of skeletal muscle injury by subcutaneous, intradermal or intramuscular administration.
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