Abstract: The present invention in various aspects and embodiments involves pharmaceutical compositions prepared by contacting a candidate ?- or ?-integrin-binding molecule, or panel thereof, with an integrin heterodimer, and quantifying heterodimer disruption by the candidate molecule. An integrin-binding molecule, or derivative thereof, that disrupts the integrin heterodimer is selected and is formulated into a pharmaceutical composition for administration to a subject, e.g., who has a disease or disorder related to abnormal vascularization.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 3, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 13, 2023
Assignees:
The Johns Hopkins University, AsclepiX Therapeutics, Inc.
Inventors:
Niranjan Pandey, Aleksander S. Popel, Jordan J. Green, Adam Mirando