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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katalin Mikecz, Oak Park, IL (US);
Tibor Tivadar Glant, Oak Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241441 ; 4241301 ; 4241331 ; 4241411 ; 4241431 ; 4241521 ; 4241531 ; 4241541 ; 4241721 ; 4241731 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for preventing tissue destruction associated with autoimmune inflammatory diseases by utilizing anti-CD44 monoclonal antibodies to induce the loss of the CD44 receptor from cell surfaces, thus preventing the interaction between cell-surface CD44 and extracellular hyaluronan.