Title:
ANTIBACTERIAL APPLICATIONS OF POLY-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE NANOFIBERS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2018203766
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide methods for treating and/or preventing bacterial infections in subjects and/or diseases associated with or caused by bacterial infection.SOLUTION: The invention relates to a method for treating bacterial infection in a subject comprising the steps of: topically administering to a subject diagnosed for the bacterial infection or exhibiting at least one symptom of the bacterial infection a composition comprising sNAG nanofibers, where more than 50% of the sNAG nanofibers are about 1-15 μm in length, the sNAG nanofibers do not affect the growth or survival of Staphylococcus aureus cultures in vitro, and the sNAG nanofibers are non-reactive when tested in an intramuscular implantation test.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
JOHN N VOURNAKIS
FINKIELSZTEIN SERGIO
FINKIELSZTEIN SERGIO
Application Number:
JP2018166053A
Publication Date:
December 27, 2018
Filing Date:
September 05, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MARINE POLYMER TECH INC
International Classes:
A61K31/722; A61K31/407; A61K31/43; A61K31/496; A61K31/538; A61K31/545; A61K31/65; A61K31/7036; A61K31/7048; A61K31/7052; A61K33/00; A61K45/00; A61P1/00; A61P11/00; A61P13/02; A61P15/00; A61P17/00; A61P17/02; A61P31/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Harakenzo world patent & trademark