发明名称 |
INHIBITION OF INFLAMMATION USING ALPHA 7 RECEPTOR-BINDING CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS |
摘要 |
Methods of inhibiting release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a macrophag e are provided. The methods comprise treating the macrophage with a cholinergi c agonist in an amount sufficient to decrease the amount of the proinflammator y cytokine that is released from the macrophage, wherein the cholinergic agoni st is selective for an .alpha.7 nicotinic receptor. Methods for inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient are also provided. The methods comprise treating the patient with a cholinergic agonist in an amount sufficient to inhibit the inflammatory cytokine cascade, wherein the cholinergic agonist is selective for an .alpha.7 nicotinic receptor. Methods for determining whether a compound is a cholinergic agonist reactive with an .alpha.7 nicotinic receptor are also provided. The methods comprise determining whether the compound inhibits release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a mammalian cell. Additionally, methods for determining whethe r a compound is a cholinergic antagonist reactive with an .alpha.7 nicotinic receptor are provided. These methods comprise determining whether the compou nd reduces the ability of a cholinergic agonist to inhibit the release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a mammalian cell. Oligonucleotides or mimetics capable of inhibiting attenuationof lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF release from a mammalian macrophage upon exposure of the macrophage to a cholinergic agonist are also provided. The oligonucleotides or mimetics consist essentially of a sequence greater than 5 nucleotides long that is complementary to an mRNA of an .alpha.7 receptor. Additionally, methods of inhibiting attenuation of TNF release from a mammalian macrophage upon exposure of the macrophage to a cholinergic agonist are provided. These methods comprise treating the macrophage with the above-described oligonucleotide or mimetic.
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申请公布号 |
CA2507502(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.06.24 |
申请号 |
CA20032507502 |
申请日期 |
2003.12.05 |
申请人 |
NORTH SHORE-LONG ISLAND JEWISH RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
发明人 |
WANG, HONG;TRACEY, KEVIN J. |
分类号 |
A61K31/00;A61K31/439;A61K31/444;A61K31/46;A61P1/00;A61P9/00;A61P11/00;A61P15/00;A61P29/00;A61P31/00;A61P33/00;A61P37/00;A61P43/00;G01N33/68;G01N33/94;(IPC1-7):A61K31/444;A61K31/454 |
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A61K31/00 |
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