David Boots wrote, "I'd give my right ... or my left ... for a cure to
Parkinson's."
Rita Weeks wrote, "... and now they tell me I may need a sex change to get
the cure. I don't think my husband is willing to donate."
These were two private responses to the following item on the news wire.
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Headline: Menlo Park company finds a way to restore brain ...
Wire Service: OTC (COMTEX Newswire)
Date: Tue, Apr 23, 1996
MENLO PARK, CALIF. (April 23) BUSINESS WIRE -April 23, 1996--A new technology
that involves implanting cells from the testes into the brain may help
restore
brain function in victims of Parkinson's disease, stroke, Lou Gehrig's
disease,
traumatic brain injury and other brain disorders.
The technique centers around the Sertoli cell, a testes-based cell that
releases an immunosuppressive agent that enables sperm cells to survive and
grow. Animal tests have shown that transplanting Sertoli cells into rat
brains
helps various therapeutic agents survive and promotes regeneration of brain
cells.
Theracell Inc., a subsidiary of Titan Pharmaceuticals of Menlo Park, that
is
dedicated to developing treatments for central nervous system diseases, has
just
licensed the technology from co-developers at the University of South Florida
in
Tampa and will be using it initially to develop products for Parkinson's
disease.
If you would be interested in talking to the founder of Titan
Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Bucalo, about this new technology, contact Tanya Nizzi
at
847/291-8420, ext. 223.
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CONTACT: Titan Pharmaceuticals
Tanya Nizzi, 847-291-8420, ext. 223
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE REPEATS: New York 212-575-8822
or
800-221-2462; Boston 617-236-4266 or 800-225-2030; SF 415-986-4422 or
800-227-0845; LA 310-820-9473 BW URL: http://www.businesswire.com
Copyright 1996
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Regards,
Alan Bonander
