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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Catherine M. Bitler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Anke Meyer-Franke, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Paul Wood, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 ; G01N 3/353 ; A61K 3/828 ; A61K 3/1455 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 ; G01N 3/353 ; A61K 3/828 ; A61K 3/1455 ;
Abstract
A method of screening for and treating subjects with a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that is effective in reducing cellular damage related to an ischemic condition, such as stroke or glaucoma. Test compounds are selected and therapeutically effective amount determined based on the relative efficacy of test compounds in preventing cell death in primary cultures of excitable cells, such as retinal ganglion cells, in vitro.