THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA;WYETH LLC
发明人:
LIOUDMILA TCHISTIAKOVA,FRANK S. WALSH,MARGARET M. ZALESKA,DAVID S. HOWLAND,ERIKA L.F. HOLZBAUR-HOWLAND,RIYEZ KARIM,PAMELA KELLEY,XIANG-YANG TAN,SEUNG POON KWAK,KAREN WALLACE,NICHOLAS WEBER,MENELAS N.
申请号：
PT06801434
公开号：
PT1915397E
申请日:
2006.08.14
申请国别(地区):
PT
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
The disclosure provides novel molecules related to growth and differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8), in particular mouse and humanized antibodies, and antibody fragments, including those that inhibit GDF-8 activity and signaling in vitro and/or in vivo. The disclosure also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, ameliorating, preventing, prognosing, or monitoring degenerative orders of muscle, bone, and insulin metabolism, etc., in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, the disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such disorders by using the antibodies, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and vectors of the invention.
