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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2002
Daniel R. Twardzik, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Andre Pernet, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Thomas S. Felker, Vashon, WA (US);
Stefan Paskell, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Daniel R. Twardzik, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Andre Pernet, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Thomas S. Felker, Vashon, WA (US);
Stefan Paskell, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Applied Protein Sciences, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are TGF-α polypeptides, related polypeptides, fragments and mimetics thereof useful in stimulating stem cell or precursor cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. The methods of the invention are useful to treat tissue injury as well as expand stem cell populations in, or obtained from, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, urogenital, neurological and cardiovascular tissues. The methods include ex vivo and in vivo applications.