Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a cell death marker labelled with a wavelength-optimised label for identifying cell death in the eye. Suitable cell death markers are the Annexins and fragments and derivatives thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a cell death marker labelled with a wavelength-optimised label and a method for monitoring cell death in the eye using a cell death marker labelled with a wavelength-optimised label.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 2008
Date of Patent:
July 8, 2014
Assignee:
UCL Business PLLC
Inventors:
Francesca Cordeiro, Stephen Moss, Frederick Fitzke