TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS USING CELL DIFFERENTIATION SIGNALING PROTEIN NELL1

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide therapeutic treatments of cardiovascular disorders by employing the cell differentiation signaling protein Nell1 and functional derivatives thereof.SOLUTION: It has been verified in accordance with the present invention that Nell1 is essential for normal cardiovascular development by promoting proper formation of the heart and blood vessels. The present invention therefore provides therapeutic methods for treating cardiovascular disorders by employing the Nell1 protein or nucleic acid molecule.