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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herbert Schwarz, Theuern, DE;
Joachim Langstein, Regensburg, DE;
Assignee:
Merckle GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/818 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/818 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to the utilization of monocytes growth factor CD137 or of a functional analogue thereof in order to produce a medicament for promoting the proliferation of peripheral monocytes of a mammal. The invention especially relates to the utilization of the growth factor for treating pathological conditions.