Treatment of inflammatory diseases with a monoclonal antibody to intercellular adhesion molecule 1
1Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA.
A mouse monoclonal antibody to intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) has been evaluated in multiple animal models of inflammation as well as in the clinic. Anti-ICAM-1 has been found to protect against allograft rejection and ischaemia/reperfusion injury in non-human primates and rabbits. In open-label phase I-II studies, anti-ICAM-1 appears to have prolonged kidney allograft survival when used as induction therapy in conjunction with traditional triple immunosuppressive therapy. Anti-ICAM-1 has shown beneficial effects in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis when given for five days. Most patients receiving anti-ICAM-1 made antibodies to the mouse immunoglobulin.
A mouse monoclonal antibody to intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) has been evaluated in multiple animal models of inflammation as well as in the clinic. Anti-ICAM-1 has been found to protect against allograft rejection and ischaemia/reperfusion injury in non-human primates and rabbits. In open-label phase I-II studies, anti-ICAM-1 appears to have prolonged kidney allograft survival when used as induction therapy in conjunction with traditional triple immunosuppressive therapy. Anti-ICAM-1 has shown beneficial effects in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis when given for five days. Most patients receiving anti-ICAM-1 made antibodies to the mouse immunoglobulin.
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