Methods for treating arthritis by administering an apoptosis regulator
US6004942A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K48/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel method for the treatment of cellular accumulation in chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. The method includes gene delivery and gene expression that is capable of enhancing apoptosis of accumulating cells and those cells which recruit accumulating cells. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting cellular accumulation diseases.
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