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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Terry J. Smith, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
William W. Cruikshank, Westford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Terry J. Smith, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
William W. Cruikshank, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor—UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/35 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method of reducing the severity of an autoimmune condition associated with T-lymphocyte infiltration. The invention also provides a method of diagnosing or predicting the susceptibility to an autoimmune disease associated with fibroblast mediated T-lymphocyte infiltration. Methods of identifying a substance capable of modulating T-lymphocyte recruitment associated with an autoimmune condition also are provided.