| BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV RESEARCH AND DE Patent applications |
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| 20100015197 | AMPHIPHILIC PEPTIDES AND HYDROGEL MATRICES THEREOF FOR BONE REPAIR - The present invention relates to the field of tissue engineering and more specifically to amphiphilic peptides and peptide matrices thereof useful in vitro and in situ biomineralization and inducing bone repair. The present invention provides peptides, which are useful in hydrogels and other pharmaceutical compositions, and methods and kits of use for bone repair and promotion of biomineralization. Certain hydrogels according to the invention comprise cells within or adhered to the peptide matrix. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20080274962 | Voltage Dependent Anion Channel (Vdac1) Compositions and Methods of Use Thereof for Regulating Apoptosis - The present invention relates generally to the mitochondrial protein, voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC)5 polynucleotides encoding same and variants thereof, as well as peptide fragments, peptide derivatives and analogs. In particular, the present invention is directed to VDAC1 and specific amino acid and polynucleotide sequences thereof useful in inducing or regulating apoptosis and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising same useful in the treatment of diseases associated with aberrant apoptosis. | 11-06-2008 |
