Patent number: 8129130
Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for inhibiting the release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a vertebrate cell, and for inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient. The compositions comprise, for example, high affinity antibodies that specifically bind HMG1 and antigenic fragments thereof. The high affinity antibodies of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are useful for many purposes, for example, as therapeutics against a wide range of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, peritonitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury, septicemia, endotoxic shock, cystic fibrosis, endocarditis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis, anaphylactic shock, organ ischemia, reperfusion injury, and allograft rejection. In addition, the high affinity antibodies of the present inventions are useful as diagnostic antibodies.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 18, 2011
Date of Patent:
March 6, 2012
Assignees:
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, MedImmune, LLC
Inventors:
Herren Wu, Changshou Gao, Ling-Ling An, Peter Kiener, Su-Yau Mao, Anthony Coyle, Jane Tian, Theresa O'Keefe, Shixin Qin
Publication number: 20110287023
Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for inhibiting the release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a vertebrate cell, and for inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient. The compositions comprise, for example, high affinity antibodies that specifically bind HMG1 and antigenic fragments thereof. The high affinity antibodies of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are useful for many purposes, for example, as therapeutics against a wide range of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, peritonitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury, septicemia, endotoxic shock, cystic fibrosis, endocarditis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis, anaphylactic shock, organ ischemia, reperfusion injury, and allograft rejection. In addition, the high affinity antibodies of the present inventions are useful as diagnostic antibodies.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 18, 2011
Publication date:
November 24, 2011
Applicants:
Critical Therapeutics, Inc., MedImmune, LLC
Inventors:
Herren Wu, Changshou Gao, Ling-Ling An, Peter Kiener, Su-Yau Mao, Anthony Coyle, Jane Tian, Theresa O'Keefe, Shixin Qin