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Growth-inhibitory factor obtained from human brain

US5214031A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 1991
Grant dateMay 25, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S930/12
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are a growth-inhibitory factor which is a pure protein extracted from human brain and having inhibitory action against neurotrophic activity and a cDNA coding for a protein existing in human brain and the lysate from E. coli transfected with the cDNA having growth-inhibitory action, and also a method of inducing growth-inhibiting activity for treatment of Alzheimer disease by using the protein.

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