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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2007
Gordon W. Laurie, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Sandhya Sanghi, Temple, TX (US);
Kumar Rajesh, Temple, TX (US);
Angela J. Lumsden, Mosman Park, AU;
Gordon W. Laurie, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Sandhya Sanghi, Temple, TX (US);
Kumar Rajesh, Temple, TX (US);
Angela J. Lumsden, Mosman Park, AU;
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel lacrimal gland protein (designated lacritin) and the nucleic acid sequences encoding that protein. Lacritin has activity as a growth factor on both human corneal epithelial cells and on the lacrimal acinar cells that produce it. Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention is directed to the use of lacritin to treat Dry Eye and other disorders requiring the wetting of the eye.