COMPOSITIONS ET METHODES DE PREVENTION OU DE TRAITEMENT DE MALADIES, D'AFFECTIONS OU DE PROCESSUS CARACTERISES PAR UNE PROLIFERATION ABERRANTE DES FIBROBLASTES ET UN DEPOT DE MATRICE EXTRACELLULAIRE
The described invention provides compositions and methods for preventing or treating a disease, condition, or pathologic process characterized by aberrant fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition in a tissue of a subject. The method includes administering a therapeutic amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence YARAAARQARAKALARQLGVAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) or functional equivalent thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.