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Transferrin receptor specific antibody-neuropharmaceutical agent conjugates

US5527527A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 1993
Grant dateJun 18, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K2319/81
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a method for delivering a neuropharmaceutical or diagnostic agent across the blood brain barrier to the brain of a host. The method comprises administering to the host a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-neuropharmaceutical or diagnostic agent conjugate wherein the antibody is reactive with a transferrin receptor. Other aspects of this invention include a delivery system comprising an antibody reactive with a transferrin receptor linked to a neuropharmaceutical or diagnostic agent and methods for treating hosts afflicted with a disease associated with a neurological disorder.

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