Use of gelsolin to treat infections

a gelsolin and infection technology, applied in the field of gelsolin to treat infections and sepsis, can solve the problems of many patients with severe infections developing complications, many patients with severe infections die, and infections and sepsis remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the world

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-22
STOSSEL THOMAS P +1
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[0019] According to another aspect of the invention, a method for treating a subject to reduce the risk of an infection is provided. The method comprises selecting a subject on the basis that the subject is known to have a below-normal level of gelsolin and administering to the subject an agent for reducing the risk of an infection in an amount effective to lower the subject's risk of developing an infection. The agent may be gelsolin and / or an anti-infective agent. In some embodiments, the subject is otherwise free of indications calling for treatment with gelsolin.

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Despite significant advances in diagnosis and therapy, infections and sepsis remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world.
Even with aggressive management, many patients with severe infections develop complications and some die.

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[0158] Sepsis is associated with various biochemical abnormalities, including plasma gelsolin depletion. While the true function of plasma gelsolin is not known, clinical and animal studies have shown that depletion of plasma gelsolin by injury and inflammation associates with adverse outcomes. We examined plasma gelsolin in septic mice and found that plasma gelsolin depletion occurs after septic challenges and that significant depletion accompanies lethal sepsis. Repletion of plasma gelsolin leads to a more favorable cytokine profile and improves mortality. Plasma gelsolin has a physiologic role in systemic inflammation and gelsolin replacement may represent a new therapy for infections and sepsis.

[0159] Gelsolin, specifically cytoplasmic gelsolin (cGSN), first discovered as an intracellular actin-binding protein involved in cell motility (Yin, H. L. & Stossel, T. P. (1979) Nature 281, 583-6) is also an abundant secretory protein (Yin, H. L., Kwiatkowski, D. J., Mole, J. E. & Cole...

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The invention relates to the use of gelsolin to treat infections and to monitor the treatment of infections. The invention also provides methods up-regulating interleukin expression and methods for down-regulating pro-inflammatory cytokine expression.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional application of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 11 / 129,670, filed May 12, 2005, currently pending, which claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 570,233, filed May 12, 2004, the entire contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention is directed to the use of gelsolin to treat infections and sepsis and to the use of gelsolin to monitor and evaluate treatments of infections. The invention also provides methods for up-regulating interleukin expression and methods for down-regulating pro-inflammatory cytokine expression. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Despite significant advances in diagnosis and therapy, infections and sepsis remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Even with aggressive management, many patients with severe infections develop complications and some die. Sepsis claims ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12Q1/02A61K38/00A61K38/17
CPCA61K38/1709A61P31/00A61P31/04A61P31/10A61P31/12A61P31/14A61P31/16A61P31/18A61P31/20A61P31/22A61P33/00A61P39/02A61P7/00A61K39/085A61K38/16A61K39/002Y02A50/30
Inventor STOSSEL, THOMAS P.LEE, PO-SHUN
Owner STOSSEL THOMAS P
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