Patents Assigned to Myelos Neurosciences Corporation
  • Pharmaceutical compositions comprising neurotrophic peptides derived from prosaposin
    Patent number: 5696080
    Abstract: Prosaposin, saposin C and various peptide fragments of saposin C stimulate neurite outgrowth in vitro. In addition, prosaposin and saposin C promote increased myelination ex vivo. Prosaposin is present in large neurons of the brain, including both upper and lower motor neurons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Myelos Neurosciences Corporation
    Inventors: John S. O'Brien, Yasuo Kishimoto