US Patent:
20080124319, May 29, 2008
Inventors:
Charalabos Pothoulakis - Waban MA, US
Efi Kokkotou - Boston MA, US
International Classification:
A61K 39/395
A61P 29/00
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods for treating an inflammatory condition in a patient comprising administering an agent that inhibits the signaling activity of MCH, thereby inhibiting the inflammatory response in the tissue, and in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of an agent that inhibits MCH activity, MCH binding to an MCH receptor or the signaling activity of an MCH receptor that mediates intestinal inflammation.