Method of treating asthma using IL-8
AssigneeEast Carolina University
InventorsRobert H. Fisher, W. James Metzger
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Abstract
A method of treating asthma in a subject in need of such treatment comprises contacting Interleukin-8 or an active fragment thereof to the respiratory epithelium of the subject. The active agent is preferably human endothelial IL-8, and is preferably contacted to the subject's respiratory epithelium by causing the subject to inhale respirable particles comprised of the active agent.
Claims12
A method of treating asthma in a subject in need of such treatment, comprising contacting an active agent selected from the group consisting of Interleukin-8 and active fragments thereof to the respiratory epithelium of said subject, said active agent being administered in an effective asthma-combatting amount.
A method according to claim wherein said Interleukin-8 is human Interleukin-8.
A method of treating asthma in a subject in need of such treatment, comprising administering to the subject by inhalation respirable particles comprised of an active agent selected from the group consisting of Interleukin-8 and active fragments thereof, said active agent being administered in an effective asthma-combatting amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.