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Brain Function Restored Because of Testes Cells Source: Business Wire SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) via Individual Inc. -- 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 release an immunosuppressive agent that enables sperm cells to survive and grow. Animal tests have shown that transplanting Sertoli cells into rat brains help various therapeutic agents survive and promotes regeneration of brain cells. Theracell, Inc., a subsidiary of Titan Pharmaceuticals of South San Francisco (NASDAQ:TTNP) 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, please call Tanya Nizzi at: 847/291-1616, ext. 223. CONTACT: Titan Pharmaceuticals | Tanya Nizzi, 847/291-1616 ext. 223 | [log in to unmask] [07-12-96 at 09:19 EDT, Business Wire]