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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:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
M Amin Arnaout, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530324 ; 530350 ;
Abstract
The invention features human CD11 recombinant or synthetic peptide capable of inhibiting a CD11/CD18-mediated immune response, a purified DNA encoding a human CD11b peptide, soluble heterodimeric molecules composed of a CD11 peptide and a CD18 peptide, and a method of controlling any phagocyte-mediated tissue damage such as that associated with reduced perfusion of heart tissue during acute cardiac insufficiency.