USE OF HSP27 AS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT

摘要

A method of inhibiting an inflammatory response in a mammal, e.g., a human patient, is disclosed. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27). The invention also includes a method of inducing in a mammal production of IL-10 and IL-12 by administering an effective amount of Hsp 27. Also disclosed is a method of using Hsp 27 to promote dendritic cell maturation in vitro.