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Therapeutic uses of chemokine variants

US7740833B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2004
Grant dateJun 22, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2800/285
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Variants of homodimer-forming chemokines, such as human CCL2, having a single amino acid substitution in the dimerization interface that alters the pattern of hydrogen bonds and acting as an obligate monomer, can antagonize natural chemokines and have anti-inflammatory activity in vivo. These variants can be used as active ingredient in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, or infectious diseases.

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