Methods, compositions, and kits for the treatment of medical conditions
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THERAOPTICS
- Publication Date
- 2007-09-27
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 735,989, filed Nov. 9, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to the treatment of immunoinflammatory disorders and ophthalmic disorders.
[0003] Immunoinflammatory disorders are characterized by the inappropriate activation of the body's immune defenses. Rather than targeting infectious invaders, the immune response targets and damages the body's own tissues or transplanted tissues. The tissue targeted by the immune system varies with the disorder. For example, in multiple sclerosis, the immune response is directed against the neuronal tissue, while in Crohn's disease the digestive tract is targeted. Immunoinflammatory disorders affect millions of individuals and include conditions such as asthma, allergic intraocular inflammatory diseases, arthritis, atopic dermatitis, atopic eczema, diabetes, hemolyti...