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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig D Wegner, New Milford, CT (US);
Robert H Gundel, Pawling, NY (US);
Robert Rothlein, Danbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 858 ; 53038822 ; 5303887 ; 53038885 ; 5303896 ; 530866 ; 530868 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of reducing the severity of asthma. Specifically, the present invention discloses that anti-adhesion antibodies, such as anti-ICAM-1 or anti-CD18 family member antibodies, when administered to a mammal, are capable of decreasing the hyperresponsive reaction associated with an asthmatic response.