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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Heloise Anne Pereira, Edmond, OK (US);
James Chodosh, Edmond, OK (US);
Michelle C. Callegan, Edmond, OK (US);
Heloise Anne Pereira, Edmond, OK (US);
James Chodosh, Edmond, OK (US);
Michelle C. Callegan, Edmond, OK (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (US);
Abstract
A method for treating ocular conditions such as bacterial keratitis, bacterial conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers and wounds, endophthalmitis, and blebitis in mammals, by using a native, synthetic, or recombinant CAP37, or effective peptide portions thereof including CAP37 peptides 20-44, 23-42, 102-122, and 120-146 and monocysteine derivatives of peptides 20-44 and 23-42. The CAP37, peptides, and peptide derivatives can also be used to store, clean, sterilize, or coat contact lenses, and may be used in media for storing mammalian corneal transplants.