Methods for reducing autoimmune and inflammatory symptoms using binding proteins to antigens exposed to dead or dying cells

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting a disease response in a subject comprising contacting dead or dying cells exposing an antigen selected from the group consisting of a phosphorylcholine (PC) determinant, a phosphatidyl serine (PS) determinant, a MDA determinant, and cardiolipin in the subject, with an antibody or recombinant protein that recognizes and binds the antigen that is exposed on the dead or dying cells, thereby inhibiting the pathologic response in the subject.