METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE MODULATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

摘要

The present invention relates to a regulation of inflammation and immune responses. The present invention relates to a method of treating a condition comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an activator of RP 105. The condition is typically associated with TLR-4 activation and cytokine production. Conditions addressed by the invention include sepsis, septic shock, inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. The invention also provides the use of an activator of RP 105 in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of a condition associated with cytokine production and methods for identifying an activator of RP 105, which is also suitable for use in the treatment of a condition associated with stimulus-induced cytokine production. More specifically the patent relates to the use of RP105 as a specific inhibitor of TLR4 signaling and as a physiological regulator of TLR4 signaling for the treatment of TLR4-mediated inflammation and immune-related diseases. This invention also relates to treating an animal having a disease or condition associated with Toll-like receptor (4).