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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:
Jul. 22, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph A Carlino, San Leandro, CA (US);
Etty N Benveniste, Birmingham, AL (US);
Assignee:
Celtrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 21 ;
Abstract
Methods for modulating the expression of inflammatory cytokines in the central nervous system comprising administering an effective amount of TGF-.beta. are disclosed. The methods include suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines in the central nervous system by administering an effective amount of TGF-.beta. and inducing anti-inflammatory cytokines in the central nervous system by administering an effective amount of TGF-.beta..