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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2017
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Ara Nazarian, Wellesley, MA (US);
Edward Rodriguez, Medfield, MA (US);
Mark Grinstaff, Boston, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for treating a stiffened joint in a subject that comprise administering relaxin, e.g., a PEGylated relaxin-2, to the subject. The relaxin may be administered intra-articularly as a sustained release formulation. The present invention also provides sustained release formulations in the form of a hydrogel for administering polypeptides that are covalently attached to a polymer, e.g., PEG.