US2012309686A1PendingUtilityA1

Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Mammal Beta Defensins

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Assignee: KJAER TANJA MARIA ROSENKILDEPriority: Jul 18, 2008Filed: Jul 9, 2012Published: Dec 6, 2012
Est. expiryJul 18, 2028(~2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Tanja Maria Rosenkilde KjaerThomas KrusePer Holse MygindKaroline Sidelmann BrinchSoeren KjaerulffBirgitte Andersen
A61P 37/06A61P 29/00A61P 31/04A61P 31/00A61P 19/02A61K 38/1729A61K 38/00A61K 38/17A61K 9/48A61K 9/16
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Abstract

The present invention relates to treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with mammal beta defensins.

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1 . A method of treating an rheumatoid arthritis, comprising administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a beta-defensin comprising an amino acid sequence that has at least 85% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the beta-defensin is administered orally. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the beta-defensin is administered parenterally. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the beta-defensin is administered subcutaneously or intravenously. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the beta-defensin is administered at a daily dosage of from about 0.1 mg/kg body weight to about 100 mg/kg body weight. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the beta-defensin is administered at a daily dosage of from about 0.1 mg/kg body weight to about 10 mg/kg body weight. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the beta-defensin comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the beta-defensin consists of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the beta-defensin comprises conserved cysteine residues corresponding to amino acid positions 8, 15, 20, 30, 37, 38 of SEQ ID NO: 5. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein any amino acid substitution in the beta-defensin relative to SEQ ID NO: 5 is a conservative substitution. 
     
     
         11 . A method of treating rheumatoid arthritis, comprising administering parenterally to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a beta-defensin comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5.

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