The present invention provides an
antibody comprising
citrulline epitope or a binding fragment thereof for use in the treatment or prevention of a
disease associated with release of an
extracellular trap from a
cell, such as a neutrophil
extracellular trap (NET)-associated
disease (NET-associated
disease) or an
eosinophil extracellular trap (EET)-associated disease (EET-associated disease), the method comprises administering at least one
dose of an
antibody at a specific concentration. The present invention also provides these methods themselves. NET related diseases include
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus, septicemia,
vasculitis,
inflammatory arthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis and
osteoarthritis,
psoriasis, Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune
hepatitis,
juvenile idiopathic
arthritis,
myositis (
polymyositis and
dermatomyositis),
sicca syndrome, antiphospholipid syndrome, Behcet's disease,
spondylitis, spondyloarthropathy, multi-
system atrophy, and the like. Parkinson's disease,
Lewy body dementia,
asthma, allergic
rhinovirus aggravated
asthma,
allergic asthma,
acute respiratory distress syndrome,
cystic fibrosis,
fibrosis and
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,
heart failure, atherosclerosis, dry
eye disease,
uveitis, non-granulogenic
uveitis, granulogenic
uveitis, dermatitis,
atopic dermatitis,
COPD,
bronchitis, and the like. Or other NET-related diseases, such as
wound healing in diabetic patients,
cancer,
cancer metastasis, and transplanted organ health
in vivo or
in vitro. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition and a method for treating or preventing NET related diseases. Such as SLE, lupus,
sepsis,
vasculitis,
inflammatory arthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis and
osteoarthritis,
psoriasis, Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune
hepatitis,
juvenile idiopathic
arthritis,
myositis (
polymyositis and
dermatomyositis),
sicca syndrome, antiphospholipid syndrome, Behcet's disease,
spondylitis, spondyloarthropathy, multi-
system atrophy, Parkinson's disease,
Lewy body dementia,
asthma, and the like. Allergic
rhinovirus aggravated asthma,
allergic asthma,
acute respiratory distress syndrome,
cystic fibrosis,
fibrosis and
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,
heart failure, atherosclerosis, dry
eye disease, uveitis, non-granulometric uveitis, granulometric uveitis, dermatitis,
atopic dermatitis,
COPD,
bronchitis,
thrombotic disease, cardiovascular disease, and the like. Or other NET-related diseases, such as
wound healing in diabetic patients,
cancer,
cancer metastasis, and transplanted organ health
in vivo or
in vitro. The EET-related diseases include
eosinophilic granulocyte diseases or conditions, such as
eosinophilic granulocyte diseases or conditions of
skin; a respiratory
eosinophilic granulocyte disease or condition; gastrointestinal eosinophilic
cell diseases or disorders; allergic diseases or conditions; or worm,
fungus,
virus or bacterial infection.