Nerve growth induction, stimulation and maintenance and enzyme potentiation
AssigneeEast Carolina University
InventorsJohn Paul DaVanzo, Joseph West Paul, Jr.
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Abstract
A composition comprising nerve growth factor and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene useful for the induction, stimulation, and maintenance of nerve growth, and methods of potentiating choline O-acetyltransferase and tyrosine hydroxylase by 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene are disclosed.
Claims40
A method of stimulating nerve growth in a host requiring nerve growth stimulation comprising administering a nerve growth stimulating effective amount of a composition consisting essentially of nerve growth factor and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene.
A method of maintaining nerve growth in a host requiring nerve growth maintenance comprising administering a nerve growth maintaining effective amount of a composition consisting essentially of nerve growth factor and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene.
A method of restoring nerve growth by potentiating choline O-acetyltransferase in a host requiring nerve growth restoration comprising administering to a host a nerve growth restorative effective amount of 1,1,3-tricyano-2-amino-1-propene.
A method of restoring nerve growth by potentiating tyrosine hydroxylase in a host requiring nerve growth restoration comprising administering to a host a nerve growth restorative effective amount of 1,1,3-tricyano-2-amino-1-propene.
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