"PREVENTION OF AND TREATMENT OF AMYLOIDOGENIC DISEASE"
Application 3633/DEL/1998 published 2007-01-12, filed 1998-12-01
The invention provides compositions and methods for treatment of amyloidogenic diseases. Such methods entail administering an agent that induces a beneficial immune response against an amyloid deposit in the patient. The methods are particularly useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer's disease. In such methods, a suitable agent is A/b peptide or an antibody thereto.
Applicant
1)ATHENA NEUROSCIENCES
:880 F. GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94080, USA. U.S.A.
Inventor
1)DALE B. SCHENK
International Info
Classification: A61K 31/00
Priority Information
60/067,740 U.S.A. 1997-12-02