Inventors:
William C. Aird - Brookline MA, US
Kiichiro Yano - Charlestown MA, US
International Classification:
A61K 38/12, C12Q 1/00, C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/53, C40B 30/00, A61K 38/28, A61K 31/56
US Classification:
514 4, 435 4, 435 6, 435 71, 506 7, 514 12, 514171
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the discovery that VEGF, PlGF, and sFlt-1 levels are increased in inflammatory response such as in sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock. Additionally, the invention provides methods of identifying treatments as well as providing treatments for such an inflammatory response, which include decreasing VEGF or PlGF levels, or increasing sFlt- or PlGF levels.