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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1997
Carl G Hellerqvist, Brentwood, TN (US);
Artur W Wamil, Nashville, TN (US);
Barbara D Wamil, Nashville, TN (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Neural injury of the type resulting from trauma or surgery may be advantageously treated with a polysaccharide toxin derived from Group B .beta.-hemolytic Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria. Additionally, diseases characterized by neuronal degeneration or impairment of neuronal connectivity, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis may be treated with the GBS toxin. The GBS toxin is administered to the patient before, during, or after infliction of the neural injury and acts by minimizing gliosis and promoting the reestablishment of neuronal connectivity.