发明名称 |
Method and reagents for treating hepatic fibrosis and inflammation |
摘要 |
The invention relates to methods for identifying an anti-fibrotic or anti-inflammatory agent comprising determining cathepsin S expression in activated hepatic stellate cells which have been exposed to a test compound and comparing expression to non-exposed hepatic stellate cells. The invention also relates to methods for treating a disorder characterised or caused by hepatic fibrosis or inflammation, comprising administering a cathepsin S inhibitor to a subject. |
申请公布号 |
GB0817313(D0) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.10.29 |
申请号 |
GB20080017313 |
申请日期 |
2007.04.23 |
申请人 |
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH |
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