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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Thomas Gilbert, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michelle Manni, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Tim D. Oury, Wexford, PA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Gilbert, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michelle Manni, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Tim D. Oury, Wexford, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 35/22 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0075 (2013.01); A61K 9/008 (2013.01); A61K 9/0078 (2013.01); A61K 35/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods of preventing, lessening or treating pulmonary fibrosis in a subject. The methods comprise delivering an amount of a powdered extracellular matrix (ECM)-derived material to the respiratory system of the subject effective to prevent, lessen or treat pulmonary fibrosis in a subject. Also provided is an apparatus for delivering the powdered ECM-derived material to a subject.