Asialocytokines and treatment of liver disease
AssigneeThe General Hospital Corporation
InventorHiroshi Takahashi
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Abstract
The invention features methods for treating liver disease (e.g., viral hepatitis) by administering an asialocytokine (e.g., asialointerferon). The invention also includes methods of targeting a glycoprotein to a hepatocyte and a composition containing an asialocytokine.
Claims23
A method of treating viral hepatitis in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal a composition comprising a therapeutic amount of asialointerferon-β.
A method of treating viral hepatitis in a mammal, the method comprising confirming that the mammal has viral hepatitis, and administering to the mammal a composition comprising a therapeutic amount of asialointerferon-β.
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