Hi folks, Let's talk about the RESTORATION of doaminergic brain stem cells, instead of about their DEATH. I've extracted this key phrase from the post about the U.Colorado research, below: "....the potential of these proteins to restore dopaminergic neurons, the brain cells damaged in Parkinson's Disease, and promote the reestablishment of signaling pathways in the central nervous system." ^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 48/12/9.5 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine Land of lighthouses 42 deg. F ******************************************************************** On Wed, 7 Oct 1998 00:45:00 -0400 judith richards <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Company Press Release > >SOURCE: Creative BioMolecules, Inc. > >Creative Biomolecules and The University of Colorado School of >Medicine >Receive Grant From NIH For Parkinson's Research > >HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 6, 1998 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative BioMolecules, >Inc. announced today that it has received a Phase I Small Business >Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of >Health (NIH) for research into morphogenic protein-based therapies for >the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. The research is being conducted >in >collaboration with Paula C. Bickford, Ph.D., Associate Professor of >Pharmacology at the University of Colorado's School of Medicine. > >Creative BioMolecules has proprietary rights to a family of >neurotrophic >proteins with demonstrated activity in multiple animal models of >disease >including stroke and initial results in Parkinson's Disease. This >grant >will support research to evaluate the potential of these proteins to >restore dopaminergic neurons, the brain cells damaged in >Parkinson's Disease, and promote the reestablishment of signaling >pathways in the central nervous system. > >Dr. Bickford commented, ``Factors that promote the survival or prevent >the progressive deterioration of dopaminergic neurons may have >significant benefit in treating Parkinson's Disease. Early research >indicates that OP-1 may represent the first protein in an exciting >family of neurotrophic factors.'' >-- >Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada ><[log in to unmask]> > ^^^ > \ / > \ | / Today’s Research > \\ | // ...Tomorrow’s Cure > \ | / > \|/ > ``````` >