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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Anthony Rossomando, South Grafton, MA (US);
Jean-sebastien Silvestre, Paris, FR;
Radia Tamarat, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Anthony Rossomando, South Grafton, MA (US);
Jean-Sebastien Silvestre, Paris, FR;
Radia Tamarat, Paris, FR;
Assignees:
Biogen Idec MA Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61P 17/02 (2006.01); C07K 14/545 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are methods of increasing vascularization in a tissue by administering a neublastin polypeptide to a mammal exhibiting impaired or inadequate blood flow in the tissue. The methods can be used to in the treatment or prevention of a disorder characterized by impaired or inadequate blood flow or to increase vascularization in an organ that has been transplanted into a subject.