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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2001
Applicants:
Mark Marchionni, Arlington, MA (US);
Michael Jarpe, Marlborough, MA (US);
Ted Ebendal, Uppsala, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Scion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Medford, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K038/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for treatment of nerve cell death (degeneration) and neurodegenerative diseases. Methods of the invention include administering, an effective amount of GDF-1 alone or in combination with neurotrophin-3, to a patient in need of such treatment such as a person suffering from stroke or traumatic brain injury or a neurodegenerative disease.