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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2011
Edward E. Mitre, Rockville, MD (US);
Marc P. Hübner, Nordrheinwestfalen, DE;
Edward E. Mitre, Rockville, MD (US);
Marc P. Hübner, Nordrheinwestfalen, DE;
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
Methods of using anti-FceRI or anti-IgE antibodies for treating an autoimmune disease are disclosed. Also disclosed is a composition comprising an anti-FceRI antibody or anti-IgE antibody for use in treating an autoimmune disease. Also disclosed are non-antibody compounds that specifically activate basophils and/or mast cells, either by cross-linking IgE or FceRI, or by activating the cells through an FceRI-independent pathway and methods of using the same to treat autoimmune diseases.