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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Jae Chan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Doo Hwan OH, Seoul, KR;
Kwang Sic Joo, Seoul, KR;
Yeoun Sook Chun, Seoul, KR;
Sung Wook Wee, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Woo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jae Chan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Doo Hwan Oh, Seoul, KR;
Kwang Sic Joo, Seoul, KR;
Yeoun Sook Chun, Seoul, KR;
Sung Wook Wee, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Woo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of glaucoma, wherein the pharmaceutical composition includes angiogenin or a fragment thereof as an active ingredient. Angiogenin or a fragment thereof according to the present invention activates aqueous humor outflow due to NO generation increase, Schlemm's canal expansion, and intercellular interval widening, thereby reducing intraocular pressure. Accordingly, angiogenin and a fragment may be useful for the prevention and treatment of glaucoma.