Method of Enhancing Remyelination in Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System

The present invention provides methods for enhancing remyelination or decreasing or inhibiting demyelination in central nervous system (CNS) of a mammalian subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of a Semliki Forest Virus (SFV) epitope E2 137-151 peptide together with a pharmaceu...

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Main Author MOKHTARIAN FOROOZAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.12.2009
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PEPTIDES
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Summary:The present invention provides methods for enhancing remyelination or decreasing or inhibiting demyelination in central nervous system (CNS) of a mammalian subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of a Semliki Forest Virus (SFV) epitope E2 137-151 peptide together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or an antibody to E2 137-151 peptide ("E2 137-151 antibody"). The present invention also provides a method for treating a CNS disease, particularly, multiple sclerosis (MS), in a mammalian subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an E2 137-151 peptide together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or an anti E2 137-151 antibody. A polyclonal and a monoclonal E2 137-151 antibody are also provided by the present invention.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20090429670