T Cell Sciences, Inc.

Smithkline Beecham Corporation

Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc.

Anne Mary Freeman

Henry C Marsh

Michael L Gosselin

John Lifter

Chang-Jing Grace Yeh

Richard A Smith

Provided are methods of making preparations of recombinant soluble Complement Receptor type 1 (sCR1) defined with respect to the distribution of sCR1 glycoforms and therapeutic methods using them. The preparations are suitable for treatment of allograft or xenograft rejection, diseases involving inflammation or inappropriate complement activation, and thrombotic or shock state conditions. Preferred methods employ sCR1 glycoforms that are sialylated, have a pI of .ltoreq.5.1, or have a sialic acid: mannose molar ratio of .gtoreq.0.25.

Preparation and use of sialylated glycoforms of soluble complement

Provided are therapeutic methods employing preparations of recombinant soluble Complement Receptor type 1 (sCR1) defined with respect to the distribution of sCR1 glycoforms. The methods are suitable for treatment of disease involving inflammation, inappropriate complement activation, and in thrombotic or shock state conditions. Preferred methods employ sCR1 glycoforms that are sialylated, have a pI of .ltoreq.5.1, or have a sialic acid:mannose molar ratio of .gtoreq.0.25.

Therapeutic methods employing sialylated glycoforms of soluble

The present invention relates to novel glycoforms and preparations of the soluble complement receptor type 1 (sCR1), and their uses in the therapy of complement mediated diseases and disorders involving inflammation and inappropriate complement activation and in thrombotic or shock state conditions. The invention provides novel glycoforms and methods for producing, detecting, enriching and purifying such glycoforms. The invention further provides methods of specifically producing a glycoform by recombinant or chemical means. Preferred embodiments of the invention include sialylated glycoforms and glycoforms with a pI.ltoreq.5.1 determined by chromatofocusing or with a sialic acid to mannose molar ratio of &gt;0.25. The glycoforms may be formulated alone in therapeutic compositions or in combination with thrombolytic agents.

Glycoform fractions of recombinant soluble complement receptor 1 (sCR1)

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Anne Mary Freeman