Abstract: This invention relates to a polypeptide other than human interleukin (10) which has at least one of the following properties: a) induces inhibition of spontaneous IL-8 production by human monocytes, b) induces inhibition of IL-1 beta induced IL-8 production by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), c) induces production of interleukin-1 receptor antagonistic protein (IRAP) by human monocytes, d) induces chemotactic migration of CD8+ human T lymphocytes in vitro, e) desensitizes human CDS+ T cells resulting in an unresponsiveness towards rhIL-10,f) suppresses the chemotactic response of CD4+ T human lymphocytes towards IL-8, g) suppresses the chemotactic response of human monocytes towards MCAF/MCP-1, h) induces the production of IL-4 by cultured normal human CD4+ T cells, i) reduces the TNF alpha production in human mixed leukocyte reaction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 1998
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2001
Assignee:
Steeno Research Group A/S
Inventors:
Christian Grønhøj Larsen, Borbala Gesser