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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Shigeki Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Samuel Weiss, Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Shigeki Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Samuel Weiss, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Stem Cell Therapeutics Inc., Calgary, Alberta, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/00 (2006.01); A61K 36/18 (2006.01); A62K 36/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of increasing the number and/or differentiation of neural stem cells and/or neural stem cell progeny using pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypetide (PACAP). In a preferred embodiment, additional growth factors are also utilized. The present invention can be practiced in vivo and in vitro, rendering it useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease and other neural trauma.