Methods of reducing skin damage and edema

US8367609B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The General Hospital Corporation · US

Inventors

• Michael Detmar · Arlington, US
• Kentaro Kajiya · Yokohama, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 18, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 1, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2500/10
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This application features methods of treating (e.g., reducing, ameliorating, or preventing) skin damage (e.g., induced by UVB) by decreasing the level or activity of VEGF-A, e.g., in the skin, of a subject.