Patent 7109215 was granted and assigned to Vertex Pharmaceuticals on September, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for stimulating the growth of neurites in nerve cells. The compounds and the compositions and methods that utilize them can be used, either alone or in conjunction with a neurotrophic factor, such as nerve growth factor, to promote repair of neuronal damage caused by disease or physical trauma.