The present invention refers to an
antagonist of imidazoline-1
receptor (I1R) for use in the prevention and / or treatment of an autoinflammatory or
autoimmune disease in a human subject, selected from the group consisting of (±)-2-endo-amino-3-exo- isopropylbicyclo[2.2.1]
heptane (
synonym: AGN192403), N-benzylguanidine, 2-(2- Fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-
imidazole (
synonym: S23757), 2-(2-chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-5-methyl-
pyrroline (
synonym: LNP911), 1-(4, 5-dihydro-1H-imidazol- 2-yl)
isoquinoline (synonym: BU98008), 5-[2-bromophenoxy)methyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,3- oxazol-2-amine (synonym: S23515), 6-methylamino-2methylheptene (synonym: isometheptene), and 4-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1,3-benzothiazol-3-ylacetic acid (synonym: benazolin). Also, to the use of
Imidazole propionate in the diagnosis of an autoinflammatory or
autoimmune disease in a subject, and further to a method of diagnosis of atherosclerosis comprising assessing the level of ImP in a blood sample and determining whether said level is above or below a value of 41nM.