Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 14, 2013
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2015
Assignees:
ABBVIE INC., GENENTECH, INC., THE WALTER AND ELIZA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Inventors:
Steven W. Elmore, Andrew J. Souers, Zhi-Fu Tao
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method for regulating cytokine signalling and agents useful for same. The method of the present invention is predicated in part on the identification of the molecular target of suppressor of cytokine signalling (SOCS) interaction in controlling cytokine signalling. The identification of the molecular target permits the development of assays to screen for a range of agonists and antagonists useful in modulating cytokine function. The present invention further provides, therefore, screening assays and more particularly high through-put screening assays for agonists and antagonists of SOCS-receptor interaction. Such agonists and antagonists are useful in the manufacture of medicaments for controlling cytokine signalling. Control of cytokine signalling is important for the treatment of a range of conditions including cancer, inflammatory conditions, immunological disorders and any other conditions involving aberrations of signal transduction.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 15, 2007
Publication date:
March 6, 2008
Applicant:
The Walter and Eliza Institute of Medical Research
Inventors:
Sandra Nicholson, Manuel Baca, Nicos Nicola, Douglas Hilton, Jian Zhang, Louis Fabri, Andrew Nash