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US 9,078,861 B2Granted
Use of a neuregulin to treat peripheral nerve injury
AssigneeAcorda Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorsAnthony O. Caggiano, Anthony J. Bella, Jennifer F. Iaci
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to use of neuregulins to prevent or treat peripheral nerve injury, to attenuate, ameliorate or avoid the loss of peripheral nerve function.
Claims7
A method of treating an erectile dysfunction resulting from a peripheral nerve injury comprising administering an effective amount of a glial growth factor 2 (GGF2) polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 to a subject at risk of suffering a peripheral nerve injury or to a subject having an existing peripheral nerve injury, wherein the peripheral nerve injury is the result of a surgical procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.