Inventors:
Samuel A. Deadwyler - Lewisville NC, US
Robert E. Hampson - Kernersville NC, US
Linda Porrino - Lewisville NC, US
Michael Todd - Winston Salem NC, US
Thomas N. Thannickal - Winnetka CA, US
Jerome M. Siegel - Northridge CA, US
Assignee:
The U. S. Government Respresented by the Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61K 38/17
A61P 25/00
A61P 25/16
C12Q 1/02
Abstract:
The invention provides methods of treating symptoms of sleep deprivation using a hypocretin agonist. The invention also provides methods of treating Parkinson's disease using a hypocretin agonist.