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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2006
June Kaplow, Doylestown, PA (US);
Thomas Haws, Wilmington, DE (US);
Marie Rosier, Antony, FR;
Patrice Denefle, Saint Maur, FR;
June Kaplow, Doylestown, PA (US);
Thomas Haws, Wilmington, DE (US);
Marie Rosier, Antony, FR;
Patrice Denefle, Saint Maur, FR;
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to nuclear factor κB (NFκB)-inducing factor polypeptides (NFIF polypeptides) which are capable of inducing NFκB. The present invention includes within its scope NFIF polypeptides, including NFIF-14b and NFIF-7a, DNA, including cDNA, encoding these polypeptides, and expression vectors capable of expressing NFIF polypeptides. Also included are methods and compositions for increasing NFκB induction in a patient, methods and compositions for lowering NFκB induction in a patient, methods for inhibiting inflammation, and methods for manufacture of a medicament intended for the treatment and/or prevention of an NFκB-regulated inflammatory response. In addition, methods for determining whether a test compound inhibits or enhances the activity of NFIF polypeptides are provided.