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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Jacques Banchereau, Dallas, TX (US);
Virginia Pascual, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jacques Banchereau, Dallas, TX (US);
Virginia Pascual, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/11 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating arthritic joints found in patients with autoinflammation, e.g., systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, by administering at the site of inflammation a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent that reduces or blocks the bioavailability of interleukin-1β.