METHODS OF ALLEVIATING NEUROPATHIC PAIN USING PROSAPOSIN-DERIVED PEPTIDES THE USE OF THESE PEPTIDES OR FRAGMENTS THEREOF FOR STIMULATING NEURITE GROWTH, INHIBITING NEURAL CELL DEATH AND PROMOTING MYELINATION IS ALSO DESCRIBED

摘要

The invention provides a method of alleviating neuropathic pain in a subject by administering an effective amount of an active fragment of prosaposin to the subject. The invention also provides a method of preventing neuropathic pain in a subject by administering an effective amount of an active fragment of prosaposin to the subject.