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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2000
Applicants:
Barbara A. Gilchrest, Boston, MA (US);
Mina Yaar, Sharon, MA (US);
Mark Eller, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K038/08 ; A61K038/17 ; A61K038/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods to control, or manipulate, melanocyte and keratinocyte cell death are disclosed. In particular, a method of preventing epidermal melanocyte cell loss due to injury in a vertebrate is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of inducing hair growth in a vertebrate, a method of inducing hair color in a vertebrate, a method of inducing skin color in a vertebrate, a method of treating baldness in an individual, and a method of treating alopecia areata in an individual.