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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Applicants:
John E. Sims, Seattle, WA (US);
Teresa L. Born, Kenmore, WA (US);
Inventors:
John E. Sims, Seattle, WA (US);
Teresa L. Born, Kenmore, WA (US);
Assignee:
Immunex Corporation, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel polypeptide that functions as an IL-18 receptor is disclosed. The receptor is multimeric and includes at least one AcPL polypeptide, or fragment thereof, and at least one IL-1Rrp1 polypeptide, or fraction thereof. The receptor binds IL-18 and finds use in inhibiting biological activities mediated by IL-18.