Patents Examined by Anne Maria S. Wehbe
  • Mouse model for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
    Patent number: 7247767
    Abstract: A mouse that is deficient for c-Jun and JunB in the epidermis or in which deletion of c-Jun and JunB can be specifically induced in the epidermis, and methods for obtaining such mice. The mice and keratinocytes derived therefrom are useful as an animal model for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Zenz, Erwin Wagner