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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
May. 04, 2000
Applicants:
Robert Chalifour, Ile Bizard, CA;
Francine Gervais, Ile Bizard, CA;
Ajay Gupta, Pointe Claire, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Neurochem (International) Limited, Lausanne, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/02 (2006.01); C07K 16/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to antifibrillogenic agents for inhibiting amyloidosis and/or for cytoprotection for the treatment amyloidosis disorders. These agents include peptides, isomers thereof and peptidomimetic compounds thereof. These agents comprise peptide having a sequence identified from the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding region and the prot—prot interaction region of the amylo protein. The peptide has at least one [D] amino acid isomer substitution. The invention also relates to the peptide bound to a label for vivo imaging of amyloid deposits.