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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Gainesville, FL (US);
Cristhian J. Ildefonso, Gainesville, FL (US);
Alfred S. Lewin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Qiuhong Li, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing age related macular degeneration and other conditions involving macular degeneration, ocular neovascularization, or ocular inflammation. In an exemplary embodiment, a method is disclosed that involves administering an expression vector that delivers a secretable and cell penetrating CARD to a subject in need of treatment or prevention of age-related macular degeneration or another condition involving macular degeneration or ocular neovascularization.