Medicine to treat Osteoarthritis and Neoplasms

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Problem to be solved:
• Disease of great impact on the world’s population
• Osteoarthritis caused by degradation of articular cartilage
• Necessity of new drugs

Proposed Innovation:
• Use of DM43 Protein for the treatment of Osteoarthritis and Neoplasms
• Treatment of the diseases based on matrix metalloproteases inhibition

Differential:
• Metalloproteinase inhibitor activity
• Metalloproteases as promising targets in cancer therapy

Development status:
Prototype

Intellectual property status:
BRPI0400284-9

Technology transfer status:
Prospecting partnership

Coordinator:
Patricia Barbosa Jurgilas / IOC

Contact:
Gestec/VPPIS – Phone: 21 3882-9099 / 3882-9120 or portfolio@fiocruz.br