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InventorsTerry W. Du Clos, Carolyn Mold
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The present invention relates to the use of suppressive macrophage or dendritic cells (activated with C-reactive protein or CRP-related compounds), for the treatment of various disease states and conditions associated with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and/or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including lupus of the skin (discoid), systemic lupus of the joints, lungs and kidneys, hematological conditions including hemolytic anemia and low lymphocyte counts, lymphadenopathy and CNS effects, including memory loss, seizures and psychosis, among numerous others as otherwise disclosed herein. In another aspect of the invention, the reduction in the likelihood that a patient who is at risk for an outbreak of a disease state or condition associated with systemic lupus erythematosus or ITP will have an outbreak is an additional aspect of the present invention. In the case of ITP, methods of the present invention are used to increase platelet counts in the treated patient. In addition, in the case of ITP, the present invention relates to the use of CRP or a CRP-related compound in the absence of suppressive macrophages for the treatment of ITP.
A method of treating immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of C-reactive protein (CRP) or a C-reactive protein mutant selected from the group consisting of D112N (SEQ ID NO:2.), D112A (SEQ ID NO:
A method of treating, ameliorating or reducing the occurrence of disease states, conditions or manifestations of ITP in a patient comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of CRP or a C-reactive protein mutant selected from the group consisting of D112N (SEQ ID NO:2.), D112A (SEQ ID NO:
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