At 05:40 am 03/10/97 -0400, Brian Collins wrote:
>The recent interest in Sertoli Cells set bells ringing in my head, and sure
>enough, on checking back I see that almost exactly a year ago, the same
>subject was in all the news releases.
I had a vague recollection of seeing something about this subject before
also, but didn't think anymore about it until Brian's post. After a bit of
searching, found this...
I hope David and Rita don't mind me re-posting...
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From:Alan Bonander <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:One up for the male gender
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.
CONTACT: Titan Pharmaceuticals Tanya Nizzi, 847-291-8420, ext. 223
Copyright 1996
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Regards,
Alan Bonander
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