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Antibodies to Fas-L for treatment of hepatitis

US6068841A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1998
Grant dateMay 30, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides therapeutic agents for hepatitis, comprising an antibody against a human Fas ligand, or an active fragment thereof as an active ingredient. The therapeutic agents for hepatitis according to the invention are particularly effective for the treatment of hepatitis caused by the death of hepatocytes due to apoptosis among many kinds of hepatitis.

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