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Title:
METHOD FOR MODULATING INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012021010
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method for treating a hyperimmune respnse.

There is provided a new method for modulating an immune response in an animal, which includes administering to the animal an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity. Further, there is provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of an agent that increases IL-27R/WSX-1 activity. As a material increasing IL-27R/WSX-1 activity, IL-27; recombinant IL-27; active fragment of IL-27; agonist antibody; or IL-27R binding antibody fragment or the like to increase IL-27R activity is exemplified.


Inventors:
HUNTER CHRISTOPHER
VILLARINO ALEJANDRO
Application Number:
JP2011183763A
Publication Date:
February 02, 2012
Filing Date:
August 25, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
UNIV PENNSYLVANIA
International Classes:
A61K39/395; A61K6/00; A61K31/00; A61K38/00; A61K38/17; A61K38/19; A61K38/20; A61K45/00; A61P11/06; A61P37/00; A61P37/06; A61P37/08; A61P43/00; C07K16/28; A61K
Foreign References:
US20020164609A12002-11-07
Other References:
JPN6010009647; IMMUNITY 16(6), 2002, P.779-790
JPN7010000539; J. IMMUNOL. 170(10), 20030515, P.4886-4890
JPN6010009649; IMMUNITY 15(4), 2001, P.569-578
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidekazu Miyoshi
Masakazu Ito
Yuko Hara