Methods for treating and preventing fibrosis
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    发明申请
    Methods for treating and preventing fibrosis 失效
    治疗和预防纤维化的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060257403A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-16

    申请号:US11402885

    申请日:2006-04-13

    IPC分类号: A61K39/395 A61K38/17

    摘要: The present invention provides methods of screening for compositions useful for treating, ameliorating, or preventing fibrosis and/or fibrosis-associated conditions by measuring changes in the level(s) of IL-21 and/or IL-21 receptor (IL-21R) (e.g., the level of expression of IL-21 and/or IL-21R protein and/or mRNA, the level of activity of IL-21 and/or IL-21R, the level of interaction of IL-21 with IL-21R). The invention further provides antagonists of IL-21 or IL-21R for the treatment of fibrosis and/or fibrosis-associated conditions. Further provided herein are methods of diagnosing, prognosing, and monitoring the progress (e.g., the course of treatment) of fibrosis and/or fibrosis-associated conditions by measuring the level of IL-21 and/or IL-21R (i.e., the level of activity of IL-21 and/or IL-21R, the level of expression of IL-21 and/or IL-21R (e.g., the level of IL-21 and/or IL-21R gene products), and/or the level of interaction of IL-21 with IL-21R).

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了通过测量IL-21和/或IL-21受体(IL-21R)水平的变化来筛选用于治疗,改善或预防纤维化和/或纤维化相关病症的组合物的方法, (例如,IL-21和/或IL-21R蛋白和/或mRNA的表达水平,IL-21和/或IL-21R的活性水平,IL-21与IL-21R的相互作用水平 )。 本发明还提供了用于治疗纤维化和/或纤维化相关病症的IL-21或IL-21R拮抗剂。 本文还提供了通过测量IL-21和/或IL-21R的水平来诊断,预测和监测纤维化和/或纤维化相关病症的进展(例如,治疗过程)的方法(即,水平 的IL-21和/或IL-21R的活性,IL-21和/或IL-21R的表达水平(例如IL-21和/或IL-21R基因产物的水平)和/或 IL-21与IL-21R的相互作用水平)。