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US 8,507,431 · App. 13/224,311 · Granted Aug 13, 2013

Methods for accelerating wound healing by administration of a preadipocyte modulator or an adipocyte modulator

Inventors: Liora Braiman-Wiksman (Rishon-LeZion, IL); Inessa Solomonik (Ganei-Tikva, IL)
Assignee: HealOr Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,507,431
App. No.
13/224,311
Granted
Aug 13, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for inducing or accelerating a healing process of a damaged skin or skin wounds are described. The methods include administering to the skin cells colonizing the damaged skin or skin wound a therapeutically effective amount of an adipokine, an adipocyte or preadipocyte modulator, adipocytes, preadipocytes, or stem cells, or transforming the skin cells colonizing the damaged skin or skin wound such as to express and secrete an adipokine, thereby inducing or accelerating the healing process of the damaged skin or skin wound.

Claims (1)

1. A method of inducing or accelerating a healing process of a damaged skin or skin wound, the method comprising subcutaneously administering to the skin cells colonizing the damaged skin or skin wound area a therapeutically effective amount of an agent selected from the group consisting of a preadipocyte modulator and an adipocyte modulator, thereby inducing or accelerating the healing process of the damaged skin or skin wound, wherein said agent is contained in a pharmaceutical composition for subcutaneous administration.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 12009567 · Jan 18, 2008
Division 11348527 · Feb 7, 2006
Continuation In Part PCTIL2004000727 · Aug 5, 2004
Provisional Application 60493000 · Aug 7, 2003
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