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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2006
Applicant:
George P. Vlasuk, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
George P. Vlasuk, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dendreon Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of treating hemorrhagic fevers where selective inhibitors of fVIIa/TF are used as a treatment for hemorrhagic fevers and have therapeutic effects which include ameliorating and/or preventing coagulopathy and inflammatory responses. These inhibitors include certain proteins which are part of a family termed Nematode-Extracted Anticoagulant Proteins ('NAPs'). Other inhibitors include Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor ('TFPI') and TFPI analogs.