METHOD AND USE OF PNPP-19 FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING EYE DISEASES

• Main Authors: FERNANDA NUNES DOURADO, Lays, VILLANI BORGES DA SILVA, Perla, DA SILVA CUNHA JUNIOR, Armando, DE LIMA PEREZ GARCIA, Maria Elena, GUSTAVO SAMPAIO LACATIVA, Paulo, MAX GROSS, Gerhard, NUNES DA SILVA, Carolina, FRANCISCO DE PAULA JUNIOR, Iron
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 11.03.2021
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

The present description relates to methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Nitric Oxide Synthase-inducer peptide, PnPP-19. Although usable for other purposes, the composition comprising PnPP-19 is useful for treating and/or preventing eye diseases related to intraocular hypertension and/or optic nerve degeneration, such as glaucoma. La présente description concerne des procédés de traitement et des compositions pharmaceutiques comprenant un peptide inducteur d'oxyde nitrique synthase, PnPP-19. Bien qu'utilisable à d'autres fins, la composition comprenant du PnPP-19 est utile pour traiter et/ou prévenir des maladies oculaires associées à l'hypertension intraoculaire et/ou à la dégénérescence du nerf optique, telles que le glaucome.