POLYPEPTIDES BINDING TO A SPECIFIC EPITOPE OF THE NEONATAL FC RECEPTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240132624A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18360393

    申请日:2023-07-27

    Applicant: Ablynx N.V. Sanofi

    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides that are capable of binding to a specific epitope on the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn). In particular, the present invention relates to novel and improved polypeptides comprising immunoglobulin single variable domains (ISVDs), such as heavy-chain single variable domains, that are capable of binding to a specific epitope on FcRn. The invention further relates to constructs, compounds, molecules or chemical entities that comprise at least one of these ISVDs binding to a specific epitope on FcRn. The present invention further relates to methods for producing such polypeptides as well as to uses of such polypeptides for diverse applications, including but not limited to the extension of the half-life in vivo of therapeutic compounds and/or the prevention and/or treatment of a disease and/or disorder, such as but not limited to a proliferative disease, an inflammatory disease, an infectious disease or an autoimmune disease.

    Biomarker for psychiatric and neurological disorders

    公开(公告)号:US10041954B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US14891301

    申请日:2014-03-18

    Applicant: RESVO Inc.

    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a biomarker for psychiatric and neurological disorders, in particular, a biomarker for diagnosing psychiatric and neurological disorders; and a test kit and test method for psychiatric and neurological disorders. The inventors discovered that there is a significant increase in the concentration of free κ immunoglobulin chains and free λ immunoglobulin chains in the blood samples from patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders. Consequently, the present invention provides a biomarker for psychiatric and neurological disorders that includes at least one selected from the group consisting of free κ immunoglobulin chains, free λ immunoglobulin chains, and fragments thereof. Using this biomarker for psychiatric and neurological disorders enables the psychiatric and neurological disorders to be easily tested and diagnosed with the blood samples from the subjects. The biomarker enables more effective tests and diagnoses to be conducted combining inflammatory cytokines in the blood of patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders.

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