Patents Assigned to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESERCH FOUNDATION INCORPORTED
  • COMPOUNDS THAT MODULATE AUTOIMMUNITY AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150038480
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes and celiac disease, by decreasing the binding of MHC class II molecules to antigenic peptides or fragments of antigenic peptides of the autoimmune disease by the administration of small organic compounds. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the therapeutically effective small organic compounds and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESERCH FOUNDATION INCORPORTED, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, a body corporate
    Inventors: Aaron Michels, Maki Nakayama, David Ostrov