Methods for the treatment of inflammatory joint disease
US7279158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/868
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The use of compounds that block complement component C5 or its active fragments C5a and/or C5b (such compounds collectively referred to as “C5 blockers”) to treat established joint inflammation (arthritis) is disclosed. Administration of such C5 blockers has been found to: 1) arrest and/or reduce inflammation in joints which are already inflamed, and 2) inhibit the spread of inflammation to unaffected joints.
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