Patent number: 7615213
Abstract: This application relates to antibodies, e.g., humanized antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to interleukin-13 (IL-13), in particular, human IL-13, and their uses in regulating immune responses mediated by IL-13. The antibodies disclosed herein are useful in diagnosing, preventing, and/or treating a subject, e.g., a human patient, one or more IL-13-associated disorders, e.g., respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma); atopic disorders (e.g., allergic rhinitis); inflammatory and/or autoimmune conditions of the skin (e.g., atopic dermatitis), and gastrointestinal organs (e.g., inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)), as well as fibrotic and cancerous disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 2005
Date of Patent:
November 10, 2009
Assignee:
Wyeth
Inventors:
Marion T. Kasaian, Lioudmila Tchistiakova, Geertruida M. Veldman, Kimberly Ann Marquette, Xiang-Yang Tan, Debra D. Donaldson, Laura Long Lin, Tania Shane, Amy Sze Pui Tam, Eric Feyfant, Nancy L. Wood, Lori J. Fitz, Angela M. Widom, Kevin D. Parris, Samuel J. Goldman, Jose W. Saldanha