USE OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE-ISOMERASE AND ANTIBODIES TAKEN AGAINST THE DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF ARTHRITIS, AND TESTING OF THE TREATMENTS ACTIVE FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE ARTHRITIS

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of antibodies against glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) and like protein for diagnosis of arthritis and the use of said protein for treatment of arthritis. It is also aimed at a process for isolating monoclonal antibodies capable of transferring arthritis and antibodies thereof, as well as a method for determining the anti-arthritic potential of a composition.