Abstract: The present invention relates to a CD-RAP precursor protein comprising a pre-sequence and CD-RAP, and its use in manufacturing of native CD-RAP. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising CD-RAP and at least one positively charged amino acid and a buffer, pharmaceuticals comprising said composition, their use in methods of treating and/or preventing cartilage disease or injury in patients suffering from aggrecan degradation, and/or increased influx of water into the cartilage, and/or decreased CD-RAP expression, as well as methods of producing said composition and methods of storing CD-RAP in said composition. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising liposomes comprising encapsulated CD-RAP or a variant thereof, its use in methods of treating joint disease or injury, and methods of producing such liposomal composition as well as storing CD-RAP therein.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 26, 2020
Assignee:
BIONET PHARMA GMBH
Inventors:
Isabell Schoettle, Judith Stommes, Paul Habermann, Bernd Janocha, Ursula Stillger, Eckart Bartnik, Volker Jeske, Joachim Saas