Prevention and treatment of amyloidogenic disease
US6866849B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/105831
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides compositions and methods for treatment of amyloidogenic diseases. Such methods entail administering an agent that induces a beneficial immune response against an amyloid deposit in the patient. The methods are particularly useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer's disease. In such methods, a suitable agent is Aβ peptide or an antibody thereto.
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