Abstract: The present invention relates to S100 protein and nuclei acids encoding S100 protein for enhancing the cardiac power as well as vectors and pharmaceuticals comprising the same and uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to shortened peptides comprising a muscle function enhancing amino acid sequence which is derived from the S100 calcium binding protein family. Furthermore, the present invention provides said peptides for medical use, in particular, for treating or preventing disorders associated with muscular malfunction, such as skeletal muscle or cardiac muscle disorders. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical compositions comprising said peptides and a method for treating or preventing disorders associated with muscular malfunction using said peptides or said pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising a muscle function enhancing amino acid sequence which is derived from the S100 calcium binding protein family. Furthermore, the present invention provides said peptide for medical use, in particular, for treating or preventing disorders associated with muscular malfunction, such as skeletal muscle or cardiac muscle disorders. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising said peptide and a method for treating or preventing disorders associated with muscular malfunction using said peptide or said pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to S100 protein and nuclei acids encoding S100 protein for enhancing the cardiac power as well as vectors and pharmaceuticals comprising the same and uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to shortened peptides comprising a muscle function enhancing amino acid sequence which is derived from the S100 calcium binding protein family. Furthermore, the present invention provides said peptides for medical use, in particular, for treating or preventing disorders associated with muscular malfunction, such as skeletal muscle or cardiac muscle disorders. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical compositions comprising said peptides and a method for treating or preventing disorders associated with muscular malfunction using said peptides or said pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acid segments, compositions and methods for the treatment of heart failure, vascular dysfunction, endothelial dysfunction, diabetes, [Ca2+]i regulation and NO synthase dysfunction. Adeno-associated and adenovirus are used as gene delivery vectors for the nucleic acid segments to product long term over-expression of S100A1, a small calcium sensing protein associated with the disclosed ailments and dysfunctions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising a muscle function enhancing amino acid sequence which is derived from the S100 calcium binding protein family. Furthermore, the present invention provides said peptide for medical use, in particular, for treating or preventing disorders associated with muscular malfunction, such as skeletal muscle or cardiac muscle disorders. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising said peptide and a method for treating or preventing disorders associated with muscular malfunction using said peptide or said pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acid segments, compositions and methods for the treatment of heart failure, vascular dysfunction, endothelial dysfunction, diabetes, [Ca2+]i regulation and NO synthase dysfunction. Adeno-associated and adenovirus are used as gene delivery vectors for the nucleic acid segments to product long term over-expression of S100A1, a small calcium sensing protein associated with the disclosed ailments and dysfunctions.

Abstract: The invention relates to medicaments for treating cardiac power failure. The medicaments contain a therapeutically effective quantity of one or more S100 protein(s) or one or more mutant or fragments of the same, or contain one or more nucleic acid sequence(s) which code(s) for these amino acid sequences and which are optionally integrated in one or more gene transfer vectors.