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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bharat B. Aggarwal, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Research Development Foundation, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/100 ; A61K 3/100 ; A61K 3/800 ; G01N 3/348 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/100 ; A61K 3/100 ; A61K 3/800 ; G01N 3/348 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the applications of a novel cytokine, named THANK, for TNF homologue that activates apoptosis, NF-&kgr;B and c-jun N-terminal kinase. Such applications include using THANK inhibitors to inhibit the activation of NF-&kgr;B and to treat a pathological condition caused by the activation of NF-&kgr;B. Also provided is a method of inhibiting growth of a wide variety of tumor cells by administering THANK protein.