Patent attributes
The present invention relates to antibodies and related molecules that specifically bind to neurokinin B. Such antibodies have uses, for example, in the prevention and treatment of cancer as well as immune system diseases and disorders including pre-eclampsia, hypertension, inflammation, asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, anxiety, depression, addiction, or pain. The invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding anti-neurokinin B antibodies, vectors and host cells containing these nucleic acids, and methods for producing the same. The present invention relates to methods and compositions for preventing, detecting, diagnosing, treating or ameliorating a disease or disorder, especially pre-eclampsia, as well as hypertension, inflammation, asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, anxiety, depression, addiction, or pain, comprising administering to an animal, preferably a human, an effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments or variants thereof, or related molecules, that specifically bind to neurokinin B.
