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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Lynn Macdonald, White Plains, NY (US);
Andrew J. Murphy, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Nicholas J. Papadopoulos, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Marc R. Morra, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Robert R. Salzler, Durham, NC (US);
Michael L. Lacroix-fralish, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US);
Lynn MacDonald, White Plains, NY (US);
Andrew J. Murphy, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Nicholas J. Papadopoulos, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Marc R. Morra, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Robert R. Salzler, Durham, NC (US);
Michael L. LaCroix-Fralish, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US);
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for treating pruritus by blocking human protease activated receptor-2 (PAR2) activity. The methods of the invention can be used to treat pruritus associated with atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, burn scarring, hypertrophic scarring, keloids, renal failure or hepatic failure. The methods of the invention include administering an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human PAR2.