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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicants:
Stephen Quirk, Alpharetta, GA (US);
David John Tyrrell, Appleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Quirk, Alpharetta, GA (US);
David John Tyrrell, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/04 (2006.01); C12N 15/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to MMP regulators that comprise new synthetic peptides, that comprise amino acid sequences structurally similar to those of MMP binding region of TIMPs, coupled to zinc chelators. The invention also relates to methods for making these MMP regulators and their use for the treatment of chronic and acute wounds and for the treatment of angiogenesis-associated diseases.