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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Applicants:
Erkki Ruoslahti, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Deidre a Mackenna, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Erkki Ruoslahti, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Deidre A MacKenna, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a heart homing peptide that contains the amino acid sequence GGGVFWQ (SEQ ID NO: 2); HGRVRPH (SEQ ID NO: 3); VVLVTSS (SEQ ID NO: 4); CLHRGNSC (SEQ ID NO: 9); or CRSWNKADNRSC (SEQ ID NO: 10) and further provides conjugates in which a heart homing peptide is linked to a moiety such as a therapeutic agent. The conjugates of the invention are useful for treating cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and restenosis.