Methods of screening for compounds which inhibit soluble .beta.-amyloid peptide production

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PATENT NO 5766846
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08079511

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Soluble .beta.-amyloid peptide (.beta.AP) is measured in biological fluids at very low concentrations, typically in the range from 0.1 ng/ml to 10 ng/ml. The measurement of .beta.AP concentrations in animals or conditioned medium from cultured cells can be used for drug screening, where test compounds are administered to the animals or exposed to the cultured cells and the accumulation of .beta.AP in the animal or culture medium observed. It has been found that elevated levels of .beta.AP in body fluids, such as blood and cerebrospinal fluid, is associated with the presence of a .beta.AP-related condition in a patient, such as Alzheimer's Disease. Methods for diagnosing and monitoring .beta.AP-related conditions comprise measuring the levels of .beta.AP in such body fluids from a patient.

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  • ELAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.;ELI LILLY AND COMPANY;ATHENA NEUROSCIENCES

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schlossmacher, Michael G Vienna, AT 3 352
Selkoe, Dennis J Jamaica Plain, MA 12 504

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