NEUREGULIN BASED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VIRAL MYOCARDITIS AND DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

摘要

The present invention relates to a combination, which combination comprises an effective amount of a neuregulin protein, or a functional fragment thereof, or a nucleic acid encoding a neuregulin protein, or a functional fragment thereof, or an agent that enhances production and/or function of said neuregulin, and an effective amount of a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for myocardial infarction. The present invention also relates to a composition for use in a method of preventing, treating or delaying myocardial infarction in a mammal, comprising an effective amount of a neuregulin protein, or a functional fragment thereof, or a nucleic acid encoding a neuregulin protein, or a functional fragment thereof, or an agent that enhances production and/or function of said neuregulin.