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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2006
Eyal Raz, Del Mar, CA (US);
Kyoko Katakura, San Diego, CA (US);
Jongdae Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Rachmilewitz, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eyal Raz, Del Mar, CA (US);
Kyoko Katakura, San Diego, CA (US);
Jongdae Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Rachmilewitz, Tel Aviv, IL;
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of treating gastrointestinal inflammation, methods of treating inflammatory bowel disease, methods of treating Crohn's Disease, and methods of treating ulcerative colitis in an individual. The methods generally involve administering an effective amount of an agent that increases the level of a Type I interferon and/or that activates a Type I interferon signaling pathway in the individual.