Use of a compound capable of reducing the uric acid level for the prevention and/or the treatment of lung inflammation and fibrosis
申请人:Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
(CNRS)
公开号:EP2165705A1
公开(公告)日:2010-03-24
The present invention is directed to the use of a compound capable of reducing the uric acid level in a mammal for the prevention and/or the treatment of IL-1β driven lung pathology, particularly to treat lung inflammation such as chronic fibrosis, COPD and interstitial fibrosis and other IL-1β driven lung pathologies including those of autoimmune origin. Preferred compounds capable of reducing the uric acid level are selected from the group consisting of xanthine oxidase inhibitors, such as allopurinol, recombinant enzyme uricase and uricosuric compound capable of enhancing uric acid excretion, such as probenecid. The invention further relates to a method for identifying in vitro whether a patient presents an IL-1β driven lung pathology or is at risk to develop an IL-1β driven lung pathology.
本发明涉及利用一种能够降低哺乳动物尿酸水平的化合物,用于预防和/或治疗IL-1β驱动的肺病理,特别是用于治疗肺部炎症,如慢性纤维化、慢性阻塞性肺病(COPD)和间质纤维化以及其他IL-1β驱动的肺部病理,包括自身免疫起源的病理。能够降低尿酸水平的优选化合物选自黄嘌呤氧化酶抑制剂组,如丙戊酸铝,重组酶尿酸酶和能够增强尿酸排泄的尿酸排泄化合物,如丙戊酸。该发明还涉及一种方法,用于体外鉴定患者是否出现IL-1β驱动的肺病理或是否有发展IL-1β驱动的肺病理的风险。