Inventors:
Frank Walsh - Bryn Mawr PA, US
Margaret Zaleska - Narberth PA, US
David Howland - Yardley PA, US
Lioudmila Tchistiakova - Andover MA, US
Riyez Karim - North Andover MA, US
Pamela Kelley - Reading MA, US
Xiang-Yang Tan - Reading MA, US
Seung Kwak - Ewing NJ, US
Karen Wallace - Newtown Square PA, US
Nicholas Weber - Philadelphia PA, US
Menelas Pangalos - Pennington NJ, US
William Kelley - Reading MA, US
International Classification:
A61K 39/395, C07K 16/22
Abstract:
The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), in particular mouse and humanized antibodies, and antibody fragments, including those that inhibit GDF-8 activity and signaling in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, ameliorating, preventing, prognosing, or monitoring degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism, etc., in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, the disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention.