The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing lactoferrin, or fragments of it, and their use in the treatment of wounds, particularly corneal wounds. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a polypeptide or peptidomimetic consisting essentially of the C-lobe of lactoferrin, or functionally active fragments or variants thereof.本發明係有關於含有乳鐵蛋白或其片段之藥學組成物,及其等在治療創傷之用途,尤其是角膜創傷。本發明亦提供包含一有效量的一種多肽或擬肽之一種藥學組成物,該多肽或擬肽(peptidomimetic)係實質上由乳鐵蛋白的C-球葉(C-lobe)或其功能活性片段或變異體所組成。