Inhibitor of stem cell proliferation and uses thereof
Patent Number: 6610654
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday March 31st, 1993
Date Issued: Tuesday August 26th, 2003
Assignee: Wellstat Therapeutics Corporation (Gaithersburg, MD)
Inventors: Tsyrlova, Irena (Gaithersburg, MD); Wolfe, Stephen D. (Rockville, MD)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent provides peptides that inhibit stem cell proliferation, specific inhibition of hematopoietic stem cell proliferation is covered. These peptides are originally derived from bone marrow, but here are generated synthetically. They are useful for protection of the bone marrow stem cell compartment from agents that kill mitotically active cells.
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