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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie, Karlsruhe, DE;
Alexandra Matzke, Dettenheim, DE;
Helmut Ponta, Graben-Neudorf, DE;
Véronique Orian-Rousseau, Rittershofen, FR;
Martina Tremmel, Weinheim, DE;
Karisruher Insitut für Technologie, Karlsruhe, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of peptide compounds for the prevention and/or treatment of ophthalmic diseases. In particular, the present invention relates to a peptide compound comprising an amino acid sequence displayed by amino acids 7 to 11 of SEQ ID NO: 2 (KEQWFGNRWHEGYR) or of SEQ ID NO: 1 (KEKWFENEWQGKNP), or a functionally active derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the prevention and/or treatmend of an ophthalmic disease in an individual. While SEQ ID NO: 2 is a part of the human CD44v6, SEQ ID NO: 1 is a part of the rat CD44v6.