NOVEL PLANT DEFENSINS AND USE IN THE TREATMENT OF PROLIFERATIVE DISEASES

• Main Authors: HULETT, MARK DARREN, LAY, FUNG TSO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 25.04.2013
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing or treating proliferative diseases. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of compositions derived or derivable from plants, such as plant defensins, particularly in methods for the prevention or treatment of proliferative diseases such as cancer. The present invention also relates to associated uses, systems and kits. La présente invention concerne des compositions et des méthodes de traitement prophylactique ou thérapeutique de maladies prolifératives. En particulier, la présente invention concerne l'utilisation de compositions (pouvant être) d'origine végétale, telles que les défensines végétales, en particulier dans des méthodes de traitement prophylactique ou thérapeutique de maladies prolifératives telles que le cancer. La présente invention concerne également des utilisations, systèmes et kits associés.