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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Kevin J. Tracey, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Huan Yang, Douglaston, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kevin J. Tracey, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Huan Yang, Douglaston, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention features a method of treating an inflammatory condition in an individual, comprising administering an agent that inhibits the interaction between a Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and a high mobility group B (HMGB) polypeptide to the individual. The invention also features methods for identifying agents that inhibit the interaction between TLR2 and HMGB.