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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E. Zelle, Stow, MA (US);
Michael Su, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; A61K 3/818 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; A61K 3/818 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for stimulating the growth of neurites in nerve cells. The compositions comprise a neurotrophic amount of a compound and a neurotrophic factor, such as nerve growth factor (NGF). The methods comprise treating nerve cells with the above compositions or compositions comprising the compound without a neurotropic factor. The methods of this invention can be used to promote repair of neuronal damage caused by disease or physical trauma.