Inventors:
Gregg L. Semenza - Towson MD
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Baltimore MD
International Classification:
A61K 3170
US Classification:
514 44, 4353201, 435455, 435375, 435471, 536 231, 536235
Abstract:
Substantially purified stable human hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (sHIF-1alpha) proteins and polynucleotides encoding stable human hypoxia-inducible factor-1 proteins are provided. A method is provided for treating a hypoxia-related tissue damage in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a sHIF-1alpha protein or a nucleic acid encoding a stable HIF-1alpha protein. Formulations are provided for the administration of stable human hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1alpha) polypeptide or a polynucleotide encoding stable human hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) to a patient having or at risk of having hypoxia- or ischemia-related tissue damage.