Abstract: A method of treating inflammatory disorders of the bowel and inflammatory disorders of the urinary bladder are disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a photoactivatable compound followed by ultraviolet light-activation of the photoactivatable compound. The blood treated as such is returned to the patient in a process known as extracorporeal photopheresis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 8, 1998
Date of Patent:
November 16, 1999
Assignee:
Therakos, Inc.
Inventors:
Jerome Zeldis, Susan McLaughlin, Bruce Stouch