Camelid blood serum or plasma and generated enzyme inhibitory homodimer antibodies their peptide isolates and/or synthetic peptide sequences for laminitis prevention and treatment and the treatment of other equine diseases created due to elevated metalloprotease and elastase (serine protease) enzyme activity.

摘要

Camelid blood serum or plasma and generated enzyme inhibitory homodimer antibodies their peptide isolates and/or synthetic peptide sequences for laminitis prevention and treatment and the treatment of other equine diseases created due to elevated metalloprotease and elastase (serine protease) enzyme activity. The present invention provides evidence that metalloprotease and other protease type enzyme peptide inhibitors found in camelid serum/plasma can be used alone or combined with other agents to prevent or treat laminitis. The serum/plasma and isolated or synthesized peptides listed in this patent have use in the prevention and treatment of laminitis. In equine treatment this camel plasma and peptides outlined in this patent can be utilized to inhibit all the inflammatory protease enzymes that have bee identified as the causative agents for equine laminitis.