| 20100178320 | NEW MEDICAL PRODUCTS - The present invention provides a wound care product comprising a wound care material and a polypeptide having wound care properties. In one embodiment, the wound care material comprises or consists of alginates, amorphous hydrogels, sheet hydrogels, hydrofibres, foams and mixtures thereof. In a further embodiment, the polypeptide having wound care properties is a cathelicidin, such as LL-37. The invention further provides methods of treatment of wounds using the products of the invention. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100056431 | MEDICAL USES - The present invention provides the use of a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 (corresponding to the N-terminal 25 amino acid fragment of the human antimicrobial protein, LL-37) or a biologically active fragment, variant, fusion or derivative thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the inventions provides the use such polypeptides, or a fragment, variant, fusion or derivative thereof, to inhibit the proliferation and/or metastasis of cancer cells, such as breast cancer cells. The invention further comprises methods for the treatment of cancer in a patient. | 03-04-2010 |
