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Cleavage site blocking antibody to prohormone proteins and uses thereof

US5677182A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 1995
Grant dateOct 14, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/809
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Cleavage site blocking antibody that binds to prohormones, preferable Tumor Necrosis Factor, thereby preventing the formation of prohormone fragment(s) by proteolysis of the prohormone, and uses of the antibody including prophylactic and therapeutic methods to treat disease, and diagnostic assays for determining the amount of the prohormone and prohormone fragments present in a patients body.

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