Delivery of Transthyretin Across the Blood-brain Barrier As a Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

The invention provides a composition comprising transthyretin and an ICAM-1 targeting agent, wherein the transthyretin and ICAM-1 targeting agent are coupled together, as well as methods of preparing such compositions. The invention further provides a diabody capable of binding specifically to ICAM-1 and transthyretin. The invention also provides a method of use of such composition in the manufacture of a medicament for treating an amyloid-ss related neurodegenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject a composition comprising transthyretin coupled to an ICAM-1 targeting agent in an amount effective to treat the neurodegenerative disease, wherein the composition is administered to the subject outside of the blood-brain barrier.

Patents:
WO 2,011,081,904

Inventor(s): MARUGAN JUAN JOSE [US]; ZHENG WEI [US]; MURO-GALINDO SILVIA [US]

Type of Offer: Licensing



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