Patent Document ID: 20130123174
Application ID: 13680715
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for treating a condition of the central or peripheral nervous system, said method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising (i) a peptide consisting of 6 to 20 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:3; or (ii) a peptide having a length of not more than 20 amino acids and including 6 to 20 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:3, wherein said peptide has more than 80% homology to SEQ ID NO:3; or (iii) a peptide having a length of not more than 20 amino acids and including a variant of a fragment of SEQ ID NO:3, said fragment having 6 to 20 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:3 and said variant having more than 80% homology to said fragment; wherein said peptide is capable of stimulating neurite outgrowth, and/or promoting survival of neural cells, and/or stimulating neural cell proliferation.