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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Assignee:
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 23 ; 435212 ; 435219 ; 435226 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides for a novel ICE related protease and nucleic acids coding same. The present invention also provides a method to isolate an ICE related protease and related DNA compounds encoding this protease. The present invention further comprises a method using said protease to screen for inhibitors of apoptosis. Additionally, the invention further comprises a method of using said inhibitors of apoptosis in the treatment in human patients with the acquired disease states of brain ischemia, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), head trauma, or other neurodegenerative disorders.