Prophylaxis and treatment of a neurodegenerative disease not based on a protein-folding disorder
AssigneeEberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Medizinische Fakultaet
InventorsMarius Ueffing, Blanca Arango-Gonzalez, Ana Griciuc
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Abstract
The present invention relates to substances for the prophylaxis and treatment of a neurodegenerative disease which is not based on a protein-folding disorder. It further relates to substances for the stabilization of photoreceptors.
Claims4
A method of treating a neurodegenerative disease of the eye selected from the group consisting of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), AMD in its dry form, and diabetic retinopathy (DR), the method comprising administering an inhibitor of valosin-containing protein (VCP inhibitor) or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a VCP inhibitor as an active agent to a living being afflicted by said neurodegenerative disease of the eye.
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