Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist beta (IL-1ra.beta.)
US6054559A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K48/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
IL-1ra beta polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing IL-1ra beta polypeptides and polynucleotides in the design of protocols for the treatment of chronic and acute inflammation, septicemia, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, graft vs. host disease, autoimmunity, stroke, cardiac ischemia, acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS), psoriasis, restenosis, traumatic brain injury, AIDS, cachexia, allergy, parasite infection, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic inflammatory diseases, and delayed hypersensitivity., among others, and diagnostic assays for such conditions.
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