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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2008
Mary M. Bendig, Villanova, PA (US);
Olivier J. Leger, Hertfordshire, GB;
Jose Saldanha, Enfield, GB;
Tarran S. Jones, Radlett, GB;
Ted A. Yednock, Fairfax, CA (US);
Mary M. Bendig, Villanova, PA (US);
Olivier J. Leger, Hertfordshire, GB;
Jose Saldanha, Enfield, GB;
Tarran S. Jones, Radlett, GB;
Ted A. Yednock, Fairfax, CA (US);
Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods of treatment using humanized immunoglobulins that specifically bind to alpha-4 integrin. The methods are useful for treatment of asthma, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, transplant rejection, graft versus host disease, tumor metastasis, nephritis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, myocardial ischemia, and acute leukocyte mediated lung injury.