Method and apparatus for preventing neurodegeneration
US10350432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/1084
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating, preventing and/or reducing neurodegeneration in subjects with neurodegenerative disease, such as those neurodegenerative diseases that affect the eye, including glaucoma, using radiation, such as gamma radiation or X-ray radiation, either alone or together with a bone marrow transfer treatment. The method includes irradiating a targeted area of an animal, such as the eye region, with radiation, either alone or followed by injection with T-cell depleted bone marrow cells. Also a method for screening and/or selecting agents and/or treatment methods for inhibiting, treating and/or reducing neurodegeneration, particularly the neurodegeneration of the eye that occurs as a consequence of glaucoma.
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