CPC C12N 15/1138 (2013.01) [A61K 31/155 (2013.01); A61K 31/7088 (2013.01); A61K 38/179 (2013.01); A61P 3/04 (2018.01); C07K 16/2863 (2013.01); C07K 2319/30 (2013.01); C12N 2310/111 (2013.01); C12N 2310/122 (2013.01); C12N 2310/531 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method for treating a disease or condition associated with premature senescence of retinal neurons in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of
(i) a soluble Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) polypeptide that binds Semaphorin 3A (SEMA3A), wherein the soluble NRP1 polypeptide consists of an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:82 and does not comprise the b2 and c domains of native human NRP1, or
(ii) a fusion protein comprising a soluble NRP1 polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:82 and that does not comprise the b2 and c domains of native human NRP1, fused to a fragment crystallizable (Fc) domain, and wherein said disease or condition associated with premature senescence of retinal neurons is glaucoma.
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