Patent ID: 8067369
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: A61K,A61P,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for treating retinal damage in a subject whose retina has been directly damaged by laser, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an ADNF polypeptide to a subject in need thereof, wherein the ADNF polypeptide is a member selected from the group consisting of: (a) an ADNF I polypeptide comprising an active-core site having the following amino acid sequence: Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala (SEQ ID NO:1); (b) an ADNF III polypeptide comprising an active core site having the following amino acid sequence: Asn-Ala-Pro-Val-Ser-Ile-Pro-Gln (SEQ ID NO:2); and (c) a mixture of the ADNF I polypeptide of part (a) and the ADNF III polypeptide of part (b).