SELECTIVE MODULATION OF TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTORS IN THERAPY

摘要

This invention relates to the identification and characterisation of specific cellular responses which are associated with tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFRl) and tumour necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2). Selective modulations of these responses may be useful in the promotion or inhibition of cell growth, for example, in the treatment of disease conditions, including cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Therapeutic methods employed selective TNFRl and TNFR2 modulators are provided, along with screening methods for the identification of selective TNFRl and TNFR2 modulators useful in such methods.