Inventors:
Richard W. Dixon - Jefferson MA, US
Michael Roguska - Ashland MA, US
Michael White - Framingham MA, US
Boris Labkovsky - Marlborough MA, US
Jochen Salfeld - North Grafton MA, US
Alexander Robert Duncan - Little Shelford, GB
Simon Mark Brocklehurst - Fulbourn, GB
John Mankovich - Andover MA, US
Celia Patricia Shorrock - Cambridge, GB
Julia Elizabeth Thompson - Whittlesford, GB
Simon Nicholas Lennard - Linton, GB
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
A61K 39/395, C12P 21/00, C12N 5/07, C12N 15/63, C40B 30/04, C07K 2/00, C07K 14/00, C07K 16/24, C07H 21/00, A61P 1/16, A61P 19/02, A61P 29/00, A61P 3/10, A61P 37/06, A61P 25/28, A61P 25/16, A61P 9/10, A61P 37/08, A61P 17/06, A61P 13/12, A61P 11/00, A61P 9/00, A61P 15/08, A61P 25/24, A61P 11/06, A61P 5/16, A61P 5/18, A61P 5/50
US Classification:
4241421, 435 696, 435325, 4353201, 506 9, 530300, 530350, 5303873, 5303879, 53038815, 536 235
Abstract:
Antibodies that bind human interleukin-18 (hIL-18) are provided, in particular antibodies that bind epitope(s) of human IL-18. The antibodies can be, for example, entirely human antibodies, recombinant antibodies, or monoclonal antibodies. Preferred antibodies have high affinity for hIL-18 and neutralize hIL-18 activity in vitro and in vivo. An antibody of the invention can be a full-length antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof. Method of making and method of using the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The antibodies, or antibody portions, of the invention are useful for detecting hIL-18 and for inhibiting hIL-18 activity, e.g., in a human subject suffering from a disorder in which hIL-18 activity is detrimental.