USE OF RELAXIN IN CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY AND IN THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

摘要

The invention concerns the use of relaxin or another compound capable of specific binding of a relaxin receptor in the heart in the cardiovascular therapy, and specifically in the treatment of acute and chronic heart failure or of a condition characterized by pathologically low heart rate. The invention further concerns the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using relaxin or other compounds capable of selectively binding a relaxin receptor in the brain.