Method of Treatment and Bioassay Involving Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) as Cardiac-Derived Myocardial Depressant Factor
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, which includes a therapeutically effective amount of at least one anti-MIF antibody; and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, which includes a therapeutically effective amount at least one anti-CD74 antibody; and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, which includes a therapeutically effective amount of at least one anti-TNFR antibody; a therapeutically effective amount of at least one anti-MIF antibody; and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Other embodiments of the present invention relate to methods of treating or preventing cardiac dysfunction, cardiodepression, burn injury-associated cardiac dysfunction, improving cardiac function in a subject following acute myocardial infarction, and identifying an MIF inhibitor.
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4 . A pharmaceutical composition effective for at least one selected from the group consisting of treating or preventing cardiac dysfunction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing irregularity in myocardial activity in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing depression in myocardial activity in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing burn-injury associated cardiac dysfunction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing cardiac dysfunction following acute myocardial infarction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing cardiodepression in a subject in need thereof, and a combination thereof, comprising:
an effective amount of at least one anti-CD74 antibody, and
at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
5 . A pharmaceutical composition effective for at least one selected from the group consisting of treating or preventing cardiac dysfunction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing irregularity in myocardial activity in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing depression in myocardial activity in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing burn-injury associated cardiac dysfunction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing cardiac dysfunction following acute myocardial infarction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing cardiodepression in a subject in need thereof, and a combination thereof, comprising:
an effective amount of at least one anti-TNFR antibody;
an effective amount of at least one anti-MIF antibody; and
at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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20 . A method for at least one selected from the group consisting of treating or preventing cardiac dysfunction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing irregularity in myocardial activity in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing depression in myocardial activity in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing burn-injury associated cardiac dysfunction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing cardiac dysfunction following acute myocardial infarction in a subject in need thereof, treating or preventing cardiodepression in a subject in need thereof, and a combination thereof, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of at least one selected from the group consisting of small molecule MIF inhibitor, salt thereof, prodrug thereof, and a combination thereof.