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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Napoleone Ferrara, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jennifer Le Couter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Napoleone Ferrara, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jennifer Le Couter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of using Bv8 polypeptides to induce endothelial cell proliferation and to enhance endothelial cell survival. Also provided herein are methods of screening for modulators of Bv8 activity. Furthermore, methods of treatment using Bv8 polypeptides are provided.