Patent Document ID: 20090214470
Application ID: 12437167
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Claim One:
1. A method of therapeutic immunization for treating neuronal degeneration caused by an injury, disease, disorder or condition in the central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS), for preventing or inhibiting neuronal secondary degeneration which may otherwise follow a primary injury in the CNS, for promoting nerve regeneration in the CNS or in the PNS after an injury, disease, disorder or condition or for protecting CNS and PNS cells from glutamate toxicity, which comprises immunizing an individual in need with an eye-drop vaccine comprising an active agent selected from the group consisting of Copolymer 1, a Copolymer 1-related peptide, and a Copolymer 1-related polypeptide, in an amount effective to treat, prevent or inhibit said neuronal degeneration caused by said injury, disease, disorder or condition in the individual.