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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Ulf Eriksson, Stockholm, SE;
Xuri LI, Stockholm, SE;
Peter Carmeliet, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Desire Collen, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Inventors:
Ulf Eriksson, Stockholm, SE;
Xuri Li, Stockholm, SE;
Peter Carmeliet, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Desire Collen, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Assignees:
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
VEGF-B is shown to be needed for cardiac muscle revascularization after heart infarction, and methods of promoting or stimulating vascular development, e.g. angiogenesis and/or arteriogenesis, particularly in ischemic mammals, are disclosed.