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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2003
Applicants:
John A. Kink, Madison, WI (US);
Katherine L. Worledge, Madison, WI (US);
Douglas C. Stafford, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
John A. Kink, Madison, WI (US);
Katherine L. Worledge, Madison, WI (US);
Douglas C. Stafford, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Promega Corporation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/42 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods are described for treating inflammatory bowel disease in animals, including humans. Specific avian polyclonal antibodies directed to proinflammatory cytokines (such as IL-6 and TNF) are shown to have a beneficial effect in animal models predictive of human therapy for the treatment of colitis, including Crohn's disease.