Patent ID: 7354932

Claim:
A method to obtain isolated progenitor and/or stem cells from a subject which method comprises a) administering to said subject a compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or pro-drug form thereof; and including any stereoisomeric forms thereof; wherein n4 is 2-4; each R 1 is independently H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, or CF 3 ; each R 2 is independently H or alkyl; R 3 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, arylalkyl, or aryl; each R 4 is independently H or alkyl, or the two R 4 groups may be taken together with the ring to which they are attached to form an optionally substituted 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; and each R 6 is independently H, arylalkyl, acyl, arylacyl, or arylsulfonyl , wherein the aryl moieties thereof optionally contain one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, S, and N; in an amount effective to mobilize said progenitor and/or stem cells into the peripheral blood of said subject; followed by b) separating said progenitor and/or stem cells from the peripheral blood.