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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Penny Thompson, Snohomish, WA (US);
Hal Blumberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Yasmin A. Chandrasekher, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Julia E. Novak, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Penny Thompson, Snohomish, WA (US);
Hal Blumberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Yasmin A. Chandrasekher, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Julia E. Novak, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
ZymoGenetics, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for treating IL-20 induced inflammation. An antagonist to IL-20 is administered to treat inflammation and associated diseases. The antagonist can be an antibody that binds to IL-20 or its receptor or a soluble receptor that binds to IL-20. Examples of such diseases are adult respiratory disease, psoriasis, eczema, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, septic shock, multiple organ failure, inflammatory lung injury, bacterial pneumonia, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.