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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. 17, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Zubair Ahmed, Birmingham, GB;
Martin Berry, Birmingham, GB;
Ann Logan, Worcestershire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Neuregenix Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a gene silencing molecule, which is adapted to down-regulate expression of a gene encoding a peptide involved with the Rho-A inhibitory pathway. The gene silencing molecule is used to promote neuron survival and axon regeneration in the central nervous system (CNS). The invention also provides compositions and methods of using same to improve neural survival and promote axonal growth.