Ciba-geigy Corporation

Novartis Corporation

Novartis Corproation

Clemens Sorg

Lajos Tarcsay

Nico Cerletti

Karel Gerrit Odink

Walter Wiesendanger

Josef Bruggen

Roger Clerc

Christiane DeWolf-Peeters

Jan Delabie

The invention concerns polypeptides with an apparent molecular weight of around 160 kD which are mediators or precursors for mediators of inflammation, derivatives thereof such as mutants and fragments, processes for their preparation, DNAs and hybrid vectors coding for the polypeptides and derivatives and host cells transformed with such hybrid vectors, polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies specific for the polypeptides or their derivatives and antibody derivatives as well as diagnostic and therapeutic methods for inflammatory conditions and Hodgkin lymphomas.

Cytokine which mediates inflammation

The invention concerns polypeptides related to human macrophage migration inhibition factor, in particular the polypeptides called MRP-8 and MRP-14, processes for their preparation, mRNAs, DNAs and hybrid vectors coding for those polypeptides, hosts transformed with such a hybrid vector, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to those polypeptides, and diagnostic methods for inflammatory conditions and cystic fibrosis.

DNAS encoding human macrophage migration inhibition factor related

The invention concerns polypeptides with an apparent molecular weight of around 160 kD which are mediators or precursors for mediators of inflammation, derivatives thereof such as mutants and fragments, processes for their preparation, DNAs and hybrid vectors coding for said polypeptides and derivatives and host cells transformed with such hybrid vectors, polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies specific for said polypeptides or their derivatives and antibody derivatives as well as diagnostic and therapeutic methods for inflammatory conditions and Hodgkin lymphomas.

The invention concerns polypeptides related to human macrophage migration inhibition factor, in particular the polypeptides called MRP-8 and MRP-14, processes for their preparation, mRNAs, DNAs and hybrid vectors coding for said polypeptides, hosts transformed with such a hybrid vector, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to said polypeptides , and diagnostic methods for inflammatory conditions and cystic fibrosis.

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Munster, Germany

Clemens Sorg