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Antibodies directed to the C-terminal side of β-amyloid peptide and methods of using these antibodies for diagnosing and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and Aβ peptide associated diseases are described.
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The present invention relates to nucleotide sequences, including expressed sequence tags (ESTs), oligonucleotide probes, polypeptides, vectors and host cells expressing, and immunoadhesions and antibodies to mammalian GFRα3, a novel α-subunit receptor of the GDNF (i.e. GFR) receptor family. It further relates to an assay for measuring activation of an α-subunit receptor by detecting tyrosine kinase receptor activation (i.e., autophosphorylation) or other activities related to ligand-induced α-subunit receptor homo-dimerization or homo-oligomerization.
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This invention relates to methods for treating unwanted body weight loss (such as cachexia), eating disorders (such as anorexia nervosa), or opioid-induced emesis by peripheral administration of a trkB agonist. The invention also relates to compositions and kits comprising a trkB agonist.
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The invention features methods for preventing or treating CGRP associated disorders such as vasomotor symptoms, including headaches (e.g., migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache) and hot flushes, by administering an anti-CGRP antagonist antibody. Antagonist antibody G1 and antibodies derived from G1 directed to CGRP are also described.
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The invention concerns anti-NGF antibodies (such as anti-NGF antagonist antibodies), and polynucleotides encoding the same. The invention further concerns use of such antibodies and/or polynucleotides in the treatment and/or prevention of pain, including post-surgical pain, rheumatoid arthritis pain, and osteoarthritis pain.
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The invention provides methods of identifying drug targets in dopaminergic and/or noradrenergic neurons and to the drug targets identified by such methods. This invention also provides a method of screening for agents that modulate dopaminergic neurons and/or noradrenergic neuron activity, function and/or drug target expression, and agents that bind drug targets and to kits for use in the methods described herein.
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This invention provides methods for the treatment, prevention, and/or amelioration of symptoms relating to lower motor neuron diseases (such as spinal muscular atrophy). The methods comprise administration of an agonist anti-trkC antibody. Compositions and kits are also provided.
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NTNRα, NTNRα extracellular domain (ECD), NTNRα variants, chimeric NTNRα (e.g., NTNRα immunoadhesion), and antibodies which bind thereto (including agonist and neutralizing antibodies) are disclosed. Various uses for these molecules are described, including methods to modulate cell activity and survival by response to NTNRα-ligands, for example NTN, by providing NTNRα to the cell.
摘要:
The present invention relates to nucleotide sequences, including expressed sequence tags (ESTs), oligonucleotide probes, polypeptides, vectors and host cells expressing, and immunoadhesions and antibodies to mammalian GFRα3, a novel α-subunit receptor of the GDNF (i.e. GFR) receptor family. It further relates to an assay for measuring activation of an α-subunit receptor by detecting tyrosine kinase receptor activation (i.e., autophosphorylation) or other activities related to ligand-induced α-subunit receptor homo-dimerization or homo-oligomerization.
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A novel polypeptide, designated neurotrophic factor-4 (NT-4), has been identified by PCR amplification of human genomic DNA. Provided herein is nucleic acid encoding NT-4 useful in diagnostics and in the recombinant preparation of NT-4. Also provided herein are nucleic acids encoding naturally occurring amino acid sequence variants of NT-4, designated NT-4&bgr;, NT-4&ggr;, and NT-4&Dgr;. The neurotropic factors of the invention are useful in the treatment of nerve cells and in diagnostic assays.