Histatin for Corneal Wound Healing and Ocular Surface Disease

a corneal wound and histatin technology, applied in the field of wound healing and disease healing, can solve the problems of inability to translate into a finding for therapeutic or clinical use, all done in vitro, etc., and achieve the effect of accelerating the healing of ocular surface diseas
US20130310327A1Inactive Publication Date: 2013-11-21VISUS THERAPEUTICS INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
VISUS THERAPEUTICS INC
Publication Date
2013-11-21
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract

Histatins may be used for corneal wound healing and as a treatment for ocular surface disease in humans and other animals. For example, histatins could be included in eye drops, eye gels, ointment, glue, or embedded in (polymer) contact lenses.
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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims one or more inventions which were disclosed in Provisional Application No. 61 / 648,845, filed May 18, 2012, entitled “HISTATIN FOR CORNEAL WOUND HEALING AND OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE”. The benefit under 35 USC §119(e) of the United States provisional application is hereby claimed, and the aforementioned application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The invention pertains to the field of wound and disease healing. More particularly, the invention pertains to corneal wound healing and treating ocular surface disease using histatins.

[0004] 2. Description of Related Art

[0005] Histatins have been shown in in vitro studies to be wound healing agents from saliva. More specifically, WO 2009 / 087117 (and its US equivalent US Patent Publication 2011 / 0178010), herein incorporated by reference, identified peptides of histatin, which had wound healing properties in vit...

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