Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Edward B Leof

Jeong-Han Kang

Michael P Gustafson

Charles F Thomas

Mark C Wilkes

Xueqian Yin

Mahefatiana Andrianifahanana

Claire E Repellin

Andrew H Limper

Ruth Lupu

Mi-Yeon Jung

This document relates to materials and methods for treating fibrosis (e.g., pulmonary fibrosis). For example, this document provides methods for using one or more fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitors to treat a mammal having fibrosis (e.g., pulmonary fibrosis), and/or a complication associated with fibrosis (e.g., hypoxia caused by pulmonary fibrosis).

Using fatty acid synthase inhibitors to treat fibrosis

This document provides polypeptide inhibitors of Smad3 polypeptide activities. For example, methods and materials for using polypeptides (e.g., polypeptides designed to include both a cell penetrating amino acid sequence and an amino acid segment of a SH3 domain of a SNX9 polypeptide) to inhibit one or more Smad3 polypeptide activities are provided. This document also provides methods and materials for using RNA interference to treat a disease (e.g., a fibrotic disease) in a mammal (e.g., a human).

Polypeptide inhibitors of SMAD3 polypeptide activities

Polypeptide inhibitors of Smad3 polypeptide activities

A nucleic acid and corresponding polypeptide that aids in the regulation of the cell cycle in Pneumocystis carinii is described. Antibodies generated against a unique carboxyl-terminus region of the polypeptide have specific binding affinity for P. carinii Cdc2 polypeptide and are benificial in diagnosing and monitoring P. carinii infection in patients. Expression of P. carinii Cdc2 polypeptide in cdc2-mutant yeast and other cdc2-mutant organisms provides a for model for studying the life cycle of P. carinii and for identifying novel therapeutics.

Cdc2 protein kinase from pneumocystis carinii

A nucleic acid and corresponding polypeptide that aids in the regulation of the cell cycle in Pneumocystis carinii is described. Antibodies generated against a unique carboxyl-terminus region of the polypeptide have specific binding affinity for P. carinii Cdc2 polypeptide and are beneficial in diagnosing and monitoring P. carinii infection in patients. Expression of P. carinii Cdc2 polypeptide in cdc2-mutant yeast and other cdc2-mutant organisms provides a useful model for studying the life cycle of P. carinii and for identifying novel therapeutics.

Method for identifying inhibitors of cdc2 protein kinase from

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