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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Universitetet I Oslo, Oslo, NO;
Maria Vistnes, Oslo, NO;
Geir Christensen, Oslo, NO;
Magnus Aronsen, Oslo, NO;
Ida Gjervold Lunde, Oslo, NO;
Ivar Sjaastad, Nesbru, NO;
Cathrine Rein Carlson, Oslo, NO;
UNIVERSITETET I OSLO, Oslo, NO;
Abstract
The present invention provides an inhibitor of an ADAMTS proteoglycanase for use in treating or preventing cardiac remodeling or for use in treating or preventing heart failure in a subject. In particular, the present invention provides an inhibitor of ADAMTS4 or ADAMTS5 for use in treating or preventing cardiac remodeling or chronic heart failure in a subject with cardiac remodeling or with chronic heart failure, or with a condition that may lead to cardiac remodeling and/or chronic heart failure. Also provided is a method of treating or preventing cardiac remodeling or treating or preventing heart failure which method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of an ADAMTS proteoglycanase. Also provided is the use of an inhibitor of an ADAMTS proteoglycanase in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing cardiac remodeling or treating or preventing heart failure.