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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
G. Craig Hill, Stockton, CA (US);
Stephen B. Kahl, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Robert R. Webb, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Constance A. Mckee, Woodside, CA (US);
G. Craig Hill, Stockton, CA (US);
Stephen B. Kahl, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Robert R. Webb, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Constance A. McKee, Woodside, CA (US);
Manzanita Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Woodside, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention features compounds of the general formula:B-L-Mwhere B is a binding agent capable of selectively binding to a nerve cell surface receptor and mediating absorption of the compound by the nerve cell; M is a moiety which performs a useful non-cytotoxic function when absorbed by a nerve cell, and can be a therapeutic moiety or an imaging moiety; and L is a linker coupling B to M. The invention also features methods of use of the compounds in, for example, treating conditions such as viral infections and pain, as well as in labeling nerve cells.