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Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004

Filed:

Jun. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Jun Tan, Tampa, FL (US);

Terrence Town, Tampa, FL (US);

Michael Mullan, Tampa, FL (US);

Assignee:

Roskamp Research Institute, LLC, Bradenton, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3567 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3567 ;
Abstract

There is provided an assay method for determining the effect of an agent on Alzheimer's Disease pathology by treating microglial cells with A&bgr; peptides, adding CD40 ligand to the microglial cells, adding a therapeutic agent to the microglial cells, and measuring Alzheimer's Disease pathology. Also provided is a method of determining therapeutic effectiveness of an agent for Alzheimer's Disease by measuring the inhibition of CD40-CD40L binding in the presence of the agent. An assay for determining the effect of an agent on Alzheimer's Disease pathology having A&bgr; peptides for adding to microglial cells, CD40 ligand for being added to the microglial cells, a therapeutic agent being added to the microglial cells and a measuring device for reassuring Alzheimer's Disease pathology is also provided.


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Tan, Jun. (2004). Assay for evaluating the therapeutic effectiveness of agents in reducing alzheimer's disease pathology (U.S. Patent No. 6787318). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6787318

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