METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING OPHTHALMIC CONDITIONS
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1. A method for treating or preventing an ophthalmic condition in a mammlian subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide represented by the formula D-Arg-2′
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-Dmt-Lys-Phe-NH2 or Phe-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH2.
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Abstract
The disclosure generally describes methods of preventing or treating ophthalmic diseases or conditions in a mammalian subject, such as diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, macular degeneration, choroidal neovascularization, retinal degeneration, and oxygen-induced retinopathy. The methods comprise administering an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to subjects in need thereof.
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1. A method for treating or preventing an ophthalmic condition in a mammlian subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide represented by the formula D-Arg-2′
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-Dmt-Lys-Phe-NH2 or Phe-D -Arg-Phe-Lys-NH2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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