Method for treating chronic intestinal inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease by administering antagonists of Oncostatin-M (OSM) and/or antagonists of OSM receptor-beta (OSMR)
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods of treating chronic intestinal inflammation and/or inflammatory bowel disease by administering an antagonist of oncostatin-M (OSM) and/or OSM receptor-β (OSMR). The invention also relates to methods for diagnosing or prognosing chronic intestinal inflammation and/or inflammatory bowel disease in an individual and for predicting whether or not an individual will respond to an anti-TNFα therapy. The methods comprise measuring OSM and/or OSMR in the individual.
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