| abstract |
The present invention relates to a natriuretic peptide selected from the group made up of (i) osteocrin, an osteocrin propeptide or osteocrin derivative, (ii) a lebetin, a lebetin fragment, or a lebetin or lebetin fragment derivative, and (iii) an ANP peptide, ANP propeptide or ANP peptide derivative, for the use thereof in a method for therapeutically treating a bacterial infection associated with a bacterial biofilm in a subject, wherein said natriuretic peptide disperses the bacterial biofilm. In a particular embodiment, the natriuretic peptide is used in combination with an antibiotic. |