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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2015
Applicant:
University of Notre Dame Du Lac, South Bend, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mayland Chang, Granger, IN (US);
Shahriar Mobashery, Granger, IN (US);
Assignee:
University of Notre Dame du Lac, Notre Dame, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/43 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/44 (2006.01); A61K 47/02 (2006.01); A61K 47/06 (2006.01); A61K 9/06 (2006.01); A61K 9/12 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/43 (2013.01); A61K 9/0014 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/06 (2013.01); A61K 9/12 (2013.01); A61K 9/2054 (2013.01); A61K 9/4866 (2013.01); A61K 38/17 (2013.01); A61K 47/02 (2013.01); A61K 47/06 (2013.01); A61L 15/44 (2013.01); A61L 2300/434 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides compounds, compositions, and methods to improve or accelerate the healing of a wound. In various embodiments, the methods can include the topical treatment of the wound with the enzyme MMP-8, or the topical treatment of the wound with MMP-8 in combination with administration of an MMP-9 inhibitor, to accelerate the healing of the wound.