The present invention provides an
antibody or a conjugated fragment of a
citrulline-containing
epitope used for the treatment or prevention of diseases associated with the release of
extracellular traps from cells, such as neutrophil
extracellular trap (NET)-associated
pathology (NET-associated
pathology) or
eosinophil extracellular trap (EET)-associated
pathology (EET-associated pathology), and provides a method comprising administering at least one
dose of the
antibody at a specific concentration. The present invention also provides the method itself. NET-related pathologies include
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus,
sepsis,
vasculitis,
inflammatory arthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis and
osteoarthritis,
psoriasis, Alzheimer's
disease, autoimmune
hepatitis,
juvenile idiopathic
arthritis,
myositis (
polymyositis and
dermatomyositis), Sjögren's
disease, antiphospholipid syndrome, Behçet's
disease,
spondylitis, spondyloarthritis, multiple
system atrophy, Parkinson's disease,
Lewy body dementia,
asthma, allergic
rhinovirus exacerbated
asthma,
allergic asthma,
acute respiratory distress syndrome,
cystic fibrosis,
fibrosis and
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,
heart failure, atherosclerosis, dry
eye disease,
uveitis, non-granulomatous
uveitis, granulomatous
uveitis, dermatitis,
atopic dermatitis,
COPD,
bronchitis, or
wound healing in diabetes,
cancer,
cancer metastasis, or
wound healing in diabetes,
cancer,
cancer metastasis, and in This includes other NET-related pathologies, such as the health of
transplanted organs in vivo or
ex vivo.The present invention also relates to
wound healing in SLE, lupus,
sepsis,
vasculitis,
inflammatory arthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis and
osteoarthritis,
psoriasis, Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune
hepatitis,
juvenile idiopathic
arthritis,
myositis (
polymyositis and
dermatomyositis), Sjögren's disease, antiphospholipid
antibody syndrome, Behçet's disease,
spondylitis, spondyloarthritis, multiple
system atrophy, Parkinson's disease,
Lewy body dementia asthma, allergic
rhinovirus exacerbating asthma,
allergic asthma,
acute respiratory distress syndrome,
cystic fibrosis,
fibrosis and
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,
heart failure, atherosclerosis, dry
eye disease, uveitis, non-granulomatous uveitis, granulomatous uveitis, dermatitis,
atopic dermatitis,
COPD,
bronchitis,
thrombotic disease, cardiovascular disease, or diabetes, cancer,
cancer metastasis, or wound healing in diabetes, cancer,
cancer metastasis, and
in vivo or
ex vivo The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating and preventing NET-related pathologies, including other NET-related pathologies such as the health of
transplanted organs in vivo. NET-related pathologies include eosinophilic diseases or conditions of the
skin, respiratory eosinophilic diseases or conditions, gastrointestinal eosinophilic diseases or conditions, allergic diseases or conditions, or eosinophilic diseases or conditions such as helminthic, fungal, viral or bacterial infections.