Abbott Gmbh & Co Kg

Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Abbvie Inc.

Abb Vie Deutschland Gmbh & Co. Kg

Michael Paskind

Subhashis Banerjee

Geertruida Machteld Veldman

Boris Labkovsky

Jochen G Salfeld

Zehra Kaymakcalan

Michael White

Michael Roguska

Paul Sakorafas

Nicholas W Warne

Angela Widom

Thor Las Holtet

Daniel Edward Tracey

Elaine Joy Derbyshire

John Gawain Elvin

Sara Carmen

Alexander Robert Duncan

Stephen Smith

Sarah Leila Du Fou

Stuart Friedrich

Amy Venturini

Angela Myles

Angela Kantor

Hamish John Allen

Ping Li

Tara Seshadri

Human antibodies, preferably recombinant human antibodies, that specifically bind to human interleukin-12 (hIL-12) are disclosed. Preferred antibodies have high affinity for hIL-12 and neutralize hIL-12 activity in vitro and in vivo. An antibody of the invention can be a full-length antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof. The antibodies, or antibody portions, of the invention are useful for detecting hIL-12 and for inhibiting hIL-12 activity, e.g., in a human subject suffering from a disorder in which hIL-12 activity is detrimental. Nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for expressing the recombinant human antibodies of the invention, and methods of synthesizing the recombinant human antibodies, are also encompassed by the invention.

Human antibodies that bind the P40 subunit of human IL-12 and methods for using the same

Methods of treatment using human antibodies that bind IL-12

Human antibodies that bind human interleukin-12

Human antibodies, preferably recombinant human antibodies, that specifically bind to human interleukin-12 (hIL-12 ) are disclosed. Preferred antibodies have high affinity for hIL-12 and neutralize hIL-12 activity in vitro and in vivo. An antibody of the invention can be a full-length antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof. The antibodies, or antibody portions, of the invention are useful for detecting hIL-12 and for inhibiting hIL-12 activity, e.g., in a human subject suffering from a disorder in which hIL-12 activity is detrimental. Nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for expressing the recombinant human antibodies of the invention, and methods of synthesizing the recombinant human antibodies, are also encompassed by the invention.

Methods for inhibiting the activity of the P40 subunit of human IL-12

Human antibodies that bind human IL-12

Human antibodies that bind human IL-12 and methods for producing

A transgenic mouse having somatic and germ cells in which at least one allele of an endogenous interleukin-1.beta. converting enzyme (ICE) gene is functionally disrupted is provided. The mouse may be heterozygous or, more preferably, homozygous for the ICE gene disruption. In homozygous mice, secretion of mature interleukin-1.beta. and interleukin-1.alpha. is substantially reduced relative to non-mutant mice. The mice of the invention can be used as positive controls to evaluate the efficacy of ICE inhibitors and to identify disease conditions that can be treated with ICE inhibitors. A transgenic mouse having functionally disrupted endogenous ICE genes but which has been reconstituted with a human ICE gene is also provided. This mouse can be used to identify agents that inhibit human ICE in vivo. Nucleic acid constructs for functionally disrupting an endogenous ICE gene in a host cell, recombinant vectors including the nucleic acid construct, and host cells into which the nucleic acid construct has been introduced are also encompassed by the invention.

Transgenic knockout mouse having functionally disrupted interleukin-1.beta.

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