Inventors:
Barbara L. Hempstead - New York NY, US
Assignee:
CORNELL UNIVERSITY - Ithaca NY
International Classification:
A61K 33/00, A61K 31/12, A61K 31/198, A61K 31/366, A61P 25/28, A61P 25/24, A61P 25/14, A61P 9/00, A61P 9/10
US Classification:
424722, 514689, 514567, 514460
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting cellular uptake of pro-nerve growth factor (proNGF) in a cell expressing neurotrophin p75 receptor in a mammal in need thereof. Such mammals include, for example, those suffering from neuropathological conditions. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of promoting cellular uptake of proNGF in a cell expressing p75receptor in a mammal in need thereof. Such mammals include, for example, those suffering from conditions relating to human and other mammalian hair follicle cycling.