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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
William C. Mobley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ronald J. Weigel, Woodside, CA (US);
Chengbiao Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Har Hiu Dawn Lam, Stanford, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
Neurological dysfunction is prevented or treated by the administration of ligands that activate the GPR30 receptor. Ligands include, but are not limited to, estrogens and structurally related molecules. In a preferred embodiment, the GPR30 ligand is an orally available drug that can cross into the brain from blood. Of particular interest are ligands that do not activate other estrogen receptors, and therefore do not have the classical estrogenic effects attributable to these receptors.