PEPTIDES DESIGNED FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
    4.
    发明公开
    PEPTIDES DESIGNED FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 审中-公开
    肽的诊断和治疗风湿性关节炎

    公开(公告)号:EP1240180A2

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-18

    申请号:EP00983355.9

    申请日:2000-12-20

    申请人: INNOGENETICS N.V.

    IPC分类号: C07K7/08 A61P19/02

    CPC分类号: C07K7/08 A61K39/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to peptides that mimic the immunogenic determinants of self-proteins recognised by autoimmune antibodies in a biological sample from patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). More particularly, the present invention relates to citrulline-containing peptides, which react with the majority of the latter antibodies. Furthermore, the present invention relates to diagnostic tools for a more convenient and sensitive diagnosis of RA and to therapeutical methods to treat RA.