A METHOD OF MODULATING EPITHELIAL CELL ACTIVITY BY MODULATING THE FUNCTIONAL LEVELS OF SPHINGOSINE KINASE
    99.
    发明公开
    A METHOD OF MODULATING EPITHELIAL CELL ACTIVITY BY MODULATING THE FUNCTIONAL LEVELS OF SPHINGOSINE KINASE 审中-公开
    调制ENDOTHELZELLAKTIVITÄT方法由穿梭鞘氨醇功能水平的变化

    公开(公告)号:EP1558736A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-03

    申请号:EP03750156.6

    申请日:2003-10-14

    摘要: The present invention relates generally to a method of modulating endothelial cell functional characteristics and to agents useful for same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of modulating vascular endothelial cell pro-inflammatory and angiogenic phenotypes by modulating the functional levels of intracellular sphingosine kinase. The method of the present invention is useful, inter alia, in relation to the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions which are characterised by inadequate endothelial cell functioning and may include conditions such as vascular engraftment, organ transplantation or wound healing or conditions which are characterised by an aberrant endothelial cell inflammatory or angiogenic phenotype. Further, the method of the present invention facilitates the development of agents, such as functionally manipulated endothelial cell populations, for a range of therapeutic and/or prophylactic uses.

    A METHOD OF MODULATING CELLULAR ACTIVITY
    100.
    发明公开
    A METHOD OF MODULATING CELLULAR ACTIVITY 审中-公开
    方法调制细胞活性下降

    公开(公告)号:EP1499343A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-26

    申请号:EP03745226.5

    申请日:2003-03-28

    CPC分类号: C07K16/40

    摘要: The present invention relates generally to a method of modulating cellular activity and to agents for use therein. More particularly, the present invention provides a method of modulating cellular activity by modulating phosphorylation of sphingosine kinase and, thereby, its activation. In a related aspect, the present invention provides a method of modulating sphingosine kinase functional activity via modulation of its phosphorylation and agents for use therein. The present invention still further extends to sphingosine kinase variants and to functional derivatives, homologues or analogues, chemical equivalents and mimetics thereof exhibiting reduced and/or ablated capacity to undergo phosphorylation. The method and molecules of the present invention are useful, inter alia, in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions characterised by aberrant, unwanted or otherwise inappropriate cellular and/or sphingosine kinase functional activity. The present invention is further directed to methods for identifying and/or designing agents capable of modulating sphingosine kinase phosphorylation.