Compositions and methods of treating fibrotic disorders
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1. A method of reducing or preventing fibrosis in a subject suffering from a fibrotic disorder comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a thymic stromal lymphopoietin antagonist to the subject.
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The invention provides methods and compositions for reducing or preventing fibrosis in a subject suffering from a fibrotic disorder by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one antagonist to the cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin to the subject. In one embodiment, the methods and compositions further comprise administering at least one additional antagonist to an additional profibrotic cytokine, growth factor or chemokine.
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- 1. A method of reducing or preventing fibrosis in a subject suffering from a fibrotic disorder comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a thymic stromal lymphopoietin antagonist to the subject.
- 15. A pharmaceutical composition for reducing or preventing fibrosis in a subject suffering from a fibrotic disorder comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a thymic stromal lymphopoietin antagonist in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof.
- 29. A method of modulating fibroblast accumulation and collagen deposition in a tissue comprising modulating the amount or activity of thymic stromal lymphopoietin in the tissue.
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