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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1995
Thomas A. Reh, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark A. Marchionni, Arlington, MA (US);
Kathryn L. McCabe, Seattle, WA (US);
Olivia Bermingham-McDonogh, Watertown, MA (US);
Nagesh K. Mahanthappa, Cambridge, MA (US);
David I. Gwynne, Beverly, MA (US);
Acorda Therapeutics, Hawthorne, NY (US);
Abstract
In general, the present invention provides methods for promoting the function of retinal cells using neuregulins. A novel aspect of the invention involves the use of neuregulins as growth factors tp promote survival of retinal cells. Treating of the retinal cells to provide these effects may be achieved by contacting retinal cells with a polypeptide described herein. The treatments may be provided to slow or halt net cell loss or to increase the amount or quality of retinal tissue present in the vertebrate.