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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Patrick J. Pagano, Sewickly, PA (US);
Patrick J. Pagano, Sewickly, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for treatment of a condition mediated by Nox2 in a patient. The method comprises administering to the patient by inhalation a polypeptide as described herein, able to inhibit superoxide production by Nox2. Conditions treatable in this manner include, without limitation, one or more of: right ventricular hypertrophy; pulmonary hypertension; acute lung injury; obstructive sleep apnea; ischemia/reperfusion injury in the lung; pulmonary fibrosis; an obstructive lung disorder such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis and emphysema; and atherosclerosis.