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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1997
John Emery, Wynnewood, PA (US);
KB Tan, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Alemseged Truneh, West Chester, PA (US);
Peter R Young, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
TR4 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing TR4 polypeptides and polynucleotides in the design of protocols for the treatment of chronic and acute inflammation, arthritis, septicemia, autoimmune diseases (eg inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis), transplant rejection, graft vs. host disease, infection, stroke, ischemia, acute respiratory disease syndrome, restenosis, brain injury, AIDS, Bone diseases, cancer (eg lymphoproliferative disorders), atheroschlerosis, and Alzheimers disease among others, and diagnostic assays for such conditions.