III;Nicholas Tennison;Edward R. Truitt, III;Benjamin Sullivan;Edward R. Truitt
发明人:
Edward R. Truitt, III,Benjamin Sullivan,Nicholas Tennison
申请号:
US13574095
公开号:
US20130039865A1
申请日:
2011.01.19
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
Provided herein is a pharmaceutical or oral care product for treating or preventing oral diseases that is prepared with proteoglycan 4 (PRG4) as an active ingredient, the preparing method thereof and the use thereof in manufacturing medicaments or oral care products for treating or preventing oral diseases and maintenance of oral health. PRG4 may have efficacy in maintaining oral health and treating or preventing oral disease. This secreted glycoprotein, which is also called lubricin and superficial zone protein, is known to protect against frictional forces, cell adhesion and protein deposition.