Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Conjugate or complex
Patent
1997-11-25
2000-12-19
Johnson, Nancy A.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Conjugate or complex
424838, 514783, A61K 3578
Patent
active
061624373
ABSTRACT:
Method for inhibiting the production of interleukin-6 (hereinafter, referred to as "IL-6") in human body, which comprises administering extracts from a root of Stephania tetrandra S. Moore; and method for treating a patient of an immune disease caused by an overproduction of interleukin-6 by inhibiting the production of interleukin-6, which comprises administering extracts from a root of Stephania tetrandra S. Moore to the patient.
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Choi Inpyo
Kang Hyung-Sik
Kim Young-Ho
Lee Jung-Joon
Pyun Kwang-Ho
Johnson Nancy A.
Korea Institute of Science & Technology
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