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US5595722A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for identifying an agent which increases TGF-beta levels

Assignee: Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1997-01-21
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Expires: 2015-06-07
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Abstract

Abstract A method for identifying a compound that is a TGF-beta activator or production stimulator is provided.

Inventors

  • 👤 David J. Grainger
  • 👤 James C. Metcalfe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 06:35
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/13; A61K31/135; A61K31/138; A61K31/33; A61K31/335; A61K31/337; A61K31/38; A61K31/395; A61K31/40; A61K31/4025; A61K31/403; A61K31/4035; A61K31/407; A61K31/70; A61K31/715; A61K47/00; A61K47/50; A61K47/51; A61K47/68; A61K47/6801; A61K47/6803; A61K47/6807; A61K47/6809; A61K47/6811; A61K47/6817; A61K47/6831; A61K47/6835; A61K47/6843; A61K47/69; A61K47/6921; A61K47/6927; A61K47/6929; A61K47/6931; A61K47/6935; A61K47/6937; A61K47/6957; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0019; A61K9/0024; C; C07; C07K; C07K14/00; C07K14/435; C07K14/705; C07K14/71; C07K16/00; C07K16/18; C07K16/22; C07K2317/00; C07K2317/70; C07K2317/73; C07K2317/74; G; G01; G01N; G01N2800/00; G01N2800/32; G01N2800/321; G01N2800/323

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A method for identifying an agent which increases the level of TGF-beta in a human comprising: (a) contacting cultured explant human aortic smooth muscle cells (hVSMC) with said agent in an amount effective to reduce or inhibit the rate of proliferation of said cells; (b) contacting said hVSMC resulting from step (a) with a moiety which specifically binds to TGF-beta in an amount effective to block the binding of TGF-beta to the TGF-beta receptors of said hVSMC and determining the rate of proliferation; and (c) determining whether the rate of proliferation of said hVSMC resulting from step (b) is increased relative to the rate of proliferation of the hVSMC which are contacted with said agent in step (a).
Claim 2
Independent Claim 118 words
A method for identifying an agent which increases the level of TGF-beta in a human comprising: (a) contacting cultured explant human aortic smooth muscle cells (hVSMC) with said agent in an amount effective to reduce or inhibit the rate of proliferation of said cells; (b) contacting said hVSMC resulting from step (a) with a moiety which specifically binds to TGF-beta in an amount effective to block the binding of TGF-beta to the TGF-beta receptors of said hVSMC and determining the rate of proliferation; and (c) determining whether the rate of proliferation of said hVSMC resulting from step (b) is increased relative to the rate of proliferation of the hVSMC which are contacted with said agent in step (a).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the moiety which binds TGF-beta is a polyclonal antibody.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the moiety which binds TGF-beta is a monoclonal antibody.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the agent is a TGF-beta production stimulator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the agent is a TGF-beta activator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the agent increases the production of TGF-beta mRNA in said hVSMC.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the agent increases the cleavage of the latent form of TGF-beta produced by said hVSMC.

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