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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:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53038826 ; 53038825 ; 4241301 ; 4241401 ;
Abstract
The invention provides for monoclonal antibodies which specifically bind to type I phospholipase A.sub.2 for use as a diagnostic agent and as an anti-inflammatory therapeutic agent, which is particularly suitable for application in acute pancreatitis. The invention further provides for pharmaceutical compositions including the antibodies of the invention. The invention also provides for a method for treating subjects suffering from inflammatory symptoms and for detecting the activity of type I phospholipase A.sub.2 in a sample.