Treatment of transplant survival
US7501391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the field of transplantation medicine and to the prevention and treatment of rejection, in particular of chronic rejection, of a transplant by a recipient of the transplant. The invention provides method for modulating transplant survival in a recipient of the transplant comprising providing the transplant with a gene-regulatory peptide or functional analogue thereof. Furthermore, the invention provides use of a gene-regulatory peptide or functional analogue thereof for the production of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a transplant allowing modulating transplant survival in a recipient of the transplant.
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