The present disclosure relates to a method of inhibiting fibrocyte or profibrotic macrophage formation by administering a CD209-binding compound or antibody to monocytes in a target location in an amount and for a time sufficient to suppress formation of fibrocytes or profibrotic macrophages from the monocytes. It also relates to compounds and pharmaceutical formulations for use in such methods. The disclosure further relates to compositions usable with these methods and method of detecting CD209-binding compounds and antibodies able to inhibit fibrocyte or profibrotic macrophage formation.
本公开涉及一种通过向靶位点的单核细胞中投与CD209结合的化合物或
抗体来抑制成纤维细胞或促纤维化巨噬细胞形成的方法,所述化合物或
抗体的用量和时间足以抑制单核细胞形成成纤维细胞或促纤维化巨噬细胞。此外,本公开还涉及用于这些方法的化合物和制药配方。本公开进一步涉及用于这些方法的组合物以及检测能够抑制成纤维细胞或促纤维化巨噬细胞形成的CD209结合化合物和
抗体的方法。