Pharmaceutical composition containing pGLU-GLU-PRO-NH2 and method for treating diseases and injuries to the brain, spinal cord and retina using same
US6815425B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/06
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A nueroprotectant composition wherein the active ingredient is pGLU-GLU-PRO-NH2 or a combination of pGLU-GLU-PRO-NH2 (EEP) and N-tert-Butyl-&agr;-(2-sulfophenyl)nitrone (SPBN) or other nitrone. A method of treating and preventing diseases and injuries of the brain, spinal cord and retina is also presented by administering the endogenous tripeptide EEP to a subject as a neuroprotectant or by administering EEP in combination with SPBN or other nitrone.
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