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 Commercial Opportunities in Apoptosis

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

     What Is Apoptosis? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

     Highlights of Research on Apoptosis Genes and Gene Products. . .  17



APOPTOSIS IN DISEASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29

     Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29

     Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29

     Viral Infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36

     Autoimmune Diseases/Allergies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40

     Neurological Diseases/Neurodegeneration. . . . . . . . . . . . .  45

     Cardiovascular Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

     Other Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55



DRUGS FOR MODULATING APOPTOSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57

     Apoptosis Inducers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57

     Apoptosis Inhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61

     Potential Drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64

     Antisense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66

     Calpain Inhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69

     Enediynes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70

     Free-Radical Scavengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71

     Gene Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74

     Heat Shock Proteins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  75

     ICE Inhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78

     Kinase Inhibitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79

     Monoclonal Antibodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81

     Neurotrophic Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82

     Nitric Oxide Inhibitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85

     NMDA Antagonists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86

     Photodynamic Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87



COMPANY PROFILES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89
Appendix 1

DISEASES BEING TARGETED BY COMPANIES VIA APOPTOSIS. . . . . . . . . . 167



Appendix 2

COMPANY DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173



Appendix 3

APOPTOSIS RESEARCHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187



Appendix 4

SELECTED REVIEW ARTICLES ON APOPTOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195



INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199



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