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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Cooke, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Frances Lauri Johnson, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Anjali Pathak, Campbell, CA (US);
James Jang, San Bruno, CA (US);
Phillip Tsao, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher Heeschen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford, Jr. Unversity, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; A61K 3/1445 ; A61K 3/140 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; A61K 3/1445 ; A61K 3/140 ;
Abstract
The present invention features methods for recruitment of bone marrow-derived stem cells (e.g., endothelial cell precursors, hematopoietic stem cells) by administration of nicotine or other nicotine receptor agonist. The methods of the invention can be used in, for example, treatment of conditions amenable to treatment by recruitment of bone marrow-derived stem cells (e.g., neutropenia).