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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Mary Lynne Hedley, Lexington, MA (US);
Robert G. Urban, Lexington, MA (US);
Nazneen Aziz, Lexington, MA (US);
Hongmin Chen, Framingham, MA (US);
Bijan Etemad-moghadam, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Peng Yin, Newton, MA (US);
Mary Lynne Hedley, Lexington, MA (US);
Robert G. Urban, Lexington, MA (US);
Nazneen Aziz, Lexington, MA (US);
Hongmin Chen, Framingham, MA (US);
Bijan Etemad-Moghadam, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Peng Yin, Newton, MA (US);
MGI Pharma Biologics, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides polypeptides containing α-MSH that can be used to treat diseases characterized by inflammation and/or autoimmunity. Also included in the invention are α-MSH analogs and nucleic acids encoding polypeptides containing α-MSH and α-MSH analogs optionally linked to heterologous sequences. Also included in the invention are methods of delivering α-MSH containing peptides, α-MSH analogs, an DNA encoding α-MSH and α-MSH analogs.