Method of treating pulmonary disease by administering an antibody to G-CSF receptor
AssigneeCSL Limited
InventorsDavid Eric Crump, Andrew Donald Nash
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a method for treating or preventing or otherwise ameliorating the effects of pulmonary diseases characterized by or associated with infiltration of neutrophils and complications arising therefrom. The present invention further provides agents and pharmaceutical compositions comprising agents which inhibit the activity of G-CSF or its receptor, interfere with G-CSF signaling and/or which down-regulate expression of G-CSF or its receptor.
Claims8
A method for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject an antibody specific for G-CSFR in an amount sufficient to reduce one or more symptoms of COPD in said subject.
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