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App. No. 13/950,553

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING KIDNEY DISEASE

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13/950,553
Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of renal damage. The invention provides protein-based renal therapeutic agents for administration to subjects in order to prevent or treat renal degeneration or damage.

Claims (8)

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . An isolated antibody that specifically binds to 5, 8, 10, or 15 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 171.

22 . The isolated antibody of claim 21 , wherein the antibody specifically binds to 5 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 171.

23 . The isolated antibody of claim 21 , wherein the antibody specifically binds to 8 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 171.

24 . The isolated antibody of claim 21 , wherein the antibody specifically binds to 10 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 171.

25 . The isolated antibody of claim 21 , wherein the antibody specifically binds to 15 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 171.

26 . The isolated antibody of claim 22 , wherein the antibody is selected from the group consisting of a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, a Fv fragment of an antibody, a Fab fragment of an antibody, a F(ab′) 2 fragment of an antibody, a recombinant single chain Fv fragment (scFv), a diabody, a triabody, and a tetrabody.

27 . The isolated antibody of claim 26 , wherein the antibody is a monoclonal antibody.