Inventors:
Shrikant Deshpande - Fremont CA, US
Haichun Huang - Fremont CA, US
Mohan Srinivasan - Cupertino CA, US
Josephine M. Cardarelli - San Carlos CA, US
Changyu Wang - Fremont CA, US
David B. Passmore - San Carlos CA, US
Vangipuram Rangan - Pleasant Hill CA, US
Thomas E. Lane - Irvine CA, US
Hans S. Keirstead - Irvine CA, US
Michael T. Liu - Irvine CA, US
Assignee:
Medarex, Inc. - Princeton NJ
International Classification:
C07K 16/00
C12P 21/08
A61K 39/395
A61K 39/40
C12N 5/02
C12N 5/16
C07K 1/00
US Classification:
5303871, 5303873, 5303879, 5303881, 53038815, 5303882, 53038823, 5303911, 4241301, 4241321, 4241341, 4241361, 4241391, 4241411, 4241421, 4241581, 4241781, 435325, 435326, 435328, 435331, 435335
Abstract:
The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human antibodies, that bind to IP-10 with high affinity, inhibit the binding of IP-10 to its receptor, inhibit IP-10-induced calcium flux and inhibit IP-10-induced cell migration. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the invention are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting IP-10 activity using the antibodies of the invention, including methods for treating various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.