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US 2002/0110546 A1Published application
Use of neuro-derived fetal cell lines for transplantation therapy
AssigneePro-Virus, Inc.
InventorsEugene O. Major, Carlo S. Tornatore, Kris Bankiewicz
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Abstract
Human fetal neuro-derived cell lines are implanted into host tissues. The methods allow for treatment of a variety of neurological disorders and other diseases. A preferred cell line is SVG.
Claims23
A method for treating a host comprising implanting cells of an immortalized human neuro-derived fetal cell line into the host.
A method for treating Parkinson's Disease in a host comprising implanting cells derived from an SVG cell line into the basal ganglia of the host.
A method of treating a neurological disorder caused by a lesion in a host's central nervous system, comprising:
- placing a needle into the central nervous system;
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- injecting a suspension of cells into the central nervous system through the needle, which cells are from an immortalized human neuro-derived fetal cell line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.