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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2000
Robert L. Lawton, Gorham, ME (US);
Ashok P. Aiyappa, Scarborough, ME (US);
Wendy W. Liu, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Brion Mermer, Cumberland, ME (US);
Hongliang Guo, Scarborough, ME (US);
Eugene R. Krah, III, Portland, ME (US);
Idexx Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for decreasing IgE levels in dogs. The methods and compositions are useful for treating allergic symptoms in dogs. The invention may comprise chimeric canine anti-IgE monoclonal antibody compositions and methods for using the compositions in the treatment of allergy. In preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention may act by binding soluble IgE in plasma, or by inhibiting IgE from binding to receptors on mast cells, B cells, and basophils.