METHODS OF TREATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
申请公布号:EP2012814(B1)
申请号:EP20070760469
申请日期:2007.04.11
申请公布日期:2013.05.22
发明人:KAPLAN, JOHANNE;MCPHERSON, JOHN, M.
分类号:A61K38/18;A61K39/395;A61P37/00;C07K16/28
主分类号:A61K38/18
摘要:Methods for treating patients with autoimmune diseases are disclosed, The methods of the application include first depleting circulating lymphocytes in the mammal, e.g., by administering anti-thymocyte antibody, and then, during the course of repopulation, administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of latent TGF-² and/or another agent that promotes expansion of regulatory T cells. In certain aspects, the disclosed process results in improved kidney function and survival rates.