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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael E Lewis, West Chester, PA (US);
James C Kauer, Kennet Square, PA (US);
Kevin R Smith, Parkesburg, PA (US);
Kathleen V Callison, Merchantville, NJ (US);
Frank Baldino, Landenberg, PA (US);
Nicola Neff, Wallingford, PA (US);
Mohamed Iqbal, Malvern, PA (US);
Assignee:
Cephalon, Inc., West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 514 21 ;
Abstract
A method of enhancing the survival of neuronal cells in a mammal, the cells being at risk of dying, the method comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of one of the following substances: IGF-I; a functional derivative of IGF-I; IGF-II; a functional derivative of IGF-II; IGF-III; or a functional derivative of IGF-III.