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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donna Bozyczko-Coyne, Norristown, PA (US);
Nicola Neff, Wallingford, PA (US);
Michael E. Lewis, West Chester, PA (US);
Mohamed A. Iqbal, Malvern, PA (US);
Assignee:
Cephalon, Inc., West Chester, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/828 ; A61K 3/530 ; C07K 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/828 ; A61K 3/530 ; C07K 1/600 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for promoting retinal neuronal survival in a mammal, wherein the neuronal cells are at risk of dying. The method comprises administering to the mammal an effective dose of at least one of the following substances: IGF-I; a functional derivative of IGF-I; IGF-II; or a functional derivative of IGF-II.