METHOD OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES USING PAC-1 (DUSP2)

摘要

The present invention relates generally to the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma in humans and other animals. The invention also relates to a method for identifying agonists and antagonists of the enzyme PAC-1 (DUSP2) that are useful in the therapeutic methods described herein. The present invention relates generally to the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma in humans and other animals. The invention also relates to a method for identifying agonists and antagonists of the enzyme PAC-1 (DUSP2) that are useful in the therapeutic methods described herein.