IGF-1 to improve the neural condition
US5861373A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/0085
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating injuries to or diseases of the central nervous system that predominantly affects glia and/or non-cholinergic neuronal cells characterized in that it comprises the step of increasing the active concentration(s) of insulin-like growth factor 1 and/or analogues thereof in the central nervous system of the patient. The present invention also provides therapeutic compositions comprising insulin-like growth factor 1 and/or analogues thereof for administration to a patient at or following a neural insult, which compositions are useful in minimizing damage to the central nervous system that would otherwise occur following the insult.
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