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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, DE;
Amir Abdollahi, Heidelberg, DE;
Kashi Javaherian, Lexington, MA (US);
Jürgen Debus, Heidelberg, DE;
Cheng Zhou, Dossenheim, DE;
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a protein oligomer comprising (i) at least two NC-monomers of collagen 18 or (ii) at least two endostatin domains of collagen 18 or (iii) at least two N-terminal peptides of the collagen 18 endostatin domain, for use in treating, ameliorating or preventing fibrosis or a fibrosis-associated disease, a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-related disease or a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-related disease. The invention further relates to the mentioned protein oligomer for use for detecting and/or diagnosing fibrosis or a fibrosis-associated disease, a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-related disease or a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-related disease.