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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
A Charles Morgan, Jr, Edmonds, WA (US);
David C Anderson, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
NeoRx Corporation, , US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-11 ; 424 8591 ; 514-2 ;
Abstract
The present invention involves method of enhancing the amount of label accumulating at tissue sites of inflammation. Methods of the present invention take advantage of the up-regulation of surface antigenic markers on leukocytes upon activation thereof. A method of imaging utilizing a chemotactic peptide containing an affinity label and a radionuclide label conjugated to leukocytes is taught. Imaging applications of such enhancement are described.