The described invention provides compositions and methods for reducing progression of a fibrosis in a tissue of a subject selected from liver, kidney or vascular fibrosis, the progression of the fibrosis being characterized by aberrant fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition in the tissue. The method includes administering a therapeutic amount of a pharmaceutical composition containing a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence YARAAARQARAKALARQLGVAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) or functional equivalent thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the therapeutic amount of the polypeptide is effective to reduce progression of the fibrosis, to treat remodeling of the tissue, or a combination thereof.
描述的发明提供了一种用于减少主体选定组织中的纤维化进展的组成和方法,该选定组织来自肝纤维化、肾纤维化或血管纤维化,纤维化的进展在组织中以异常成纤维细胞增殖和细胞外基质沉积为特征。该方法包括施用含有具有
氨基酸序列YARAAARQ
ARAKA
LARQLGV
AA(
SEQ ID NO: 1)或其功能等效物的
多肽的药物治疗量,以及药学上可接受的载体,其中
多肽的治疗量有效于减少纤维化的进展,治疗组织的重塑,或其组合。