METHODS FOR PROMOTING THE HEALING OF CUTANEOUS WOUNDS AND ULCERS USING COMPOSITIONS OF alpha -D-GLUCANS

摘要

The present invention provides methods of promoting the healing of cutaneous wounds and ulcers in vertebrates by administering a composition of a branched chain polymeric alpha -D-glucan to the wound or ulcer. In a preferred embodiment, the branched chain polymeric alpha -D-glucan may be hetastarch. The cutaneous wound or ulcer may be an open wound or ulcer, and may be chronic. The composiitions are useful for treating these wounds in vertebrates. The vertebrate may be a mammal such as a human, a canine, or any mammal. The composition utilized in the methods of the present invention may contain hetastarch.