METHODS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATION USING ANTIBODIES TO KALLIDIN AND DES-ARG10-KALLIDIN

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35 . A method for treating inflammation, the method comprising administering to a subject in need of thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an isolated antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to Kallidin or des-Arg10-Kallidin, but not to Bradykinin or des-Arg9-Bradykinin, wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment comprises:

i) a heavy chain variable domain comprising a heavy chain complementarity determining region 3 (HCDR3) amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

a) SEQ ID NO: 7 [X1Y X2 X3D X4HAM X5Y], wherein

X1 is Y, F or H,

X2 is R, D, A, V, L, I, M, F, Y or W,

X3 is Y, F, W or H,

X4 is D, E or Y, and,

X5 is D or E;

b) SEQ ID NO: 63 [X1EYDGX2YX3X4LDX5], wherein

X1 is W or F,

X2 is N or no amino acid;

X3 is Y or S,

X4 is D or P, and

X5 is F or Y;

c) SEQ ID NO: 13;

d) SEQ ID NO: 32;

e) SEQ ID NO: 40;

f) SEQ ID NO: 47; and

g) SEQ ID NO: 55,

ii) a heavy chain variable domain comprising a heavy chain complementarity determining region 2 (HCDR2) amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

h) SEQ ID NO: 8 [YFX1PX2NGNTGYNQKFRG], wherein

X1 is D, R, A, V, L, I, M, F, Y or W, and

X2 is Y, D, E, N, or Q;

i) SEQ ID NO: 64 [WX1DPENGDX2X3YAPKFQG], wherein

X1 is I, or V,

X2 is T, or S, and

X3 is G, or D;

j) SEQ ID NO: 14

k) SEQ ID NO: 33;

l) SEQ ID NO: 41;

m) SEQ ID NO: 48; and

n) SEQ ID NO: 56,

iii) a heavy chain variable domain comprising a heavy chain complementarity determining region 1 (HCDR1) amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

o) SEQ ID NO: 9 [GYSFTDYX11Y], wherein X1 is N, W or Y;

p) SEQ ID NO: 65 [GFNIKDYYX1H], wherein X1 is L, or M;

q) SEQ ID NO: 15;

r) SEQ ID NO: 34;

s) SEQ ID NO: 42;

t) SEQ ID NO: 49; and

u) SEQ ID NO: 57,

iv) a light chain variable domain comprising a light chain complementarity determining region 3 (LCDR3) amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

v) SEQ ID NO: 10 [QQ X1 X2S X3P X4T], wherein

X1 is Y, F or H,

X2 is Y, F, H or W,

X3 is Y, F, T or H, and,

X4 is W, Y, F, H or L;

w) SEQ ID NO: 66 [QX1X2X3SX4PX5T], wherein

X1 is Q or N,

X2 is Y, F, D or H,

X3 is Y, F, H or W,

X4 is Y, F, T or H, and

X5 is W, Y, F, H or L;

x) SEQ ID NO: 69 [X1QGTHFPYT], wherein X1 is L or M;

y) SEQ ID NO: 16;

z) SEQ ID NO: 35;

aa) SEQ ID NO: 43;

bb) SEQ ID NO: 50; and

cc) SEQ ID NO: 58, or

v) a light chain variable domain comprising a light chain complementarity determining region 2 (LCDR2) amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

dd) SEQ ID NO: 11 [WASTRX1], wherein X1 is E, D, Q or N;

ee) SEQ ID NO: 67 [X1ASTRX2], wherein

X1 is W or G, and

X2 is E, D, Q or N;

ff) SEQ ID NO: 17;

gg) SEQ ID NO: 36;

hh) SEQ ID NO: 51; and

ii) SEQ ID NO: 59, and

vi) a light chain variable domain comprising a light chain complementarity determining region 1 (LCDR1) amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

jj) SEQ ID NO: 12 [KSSQSLL X1SSNQKN X2LA], wherein

X1 is W, H, Y or F, and

X2 is H or Y;

kk) SEQ ID NO: 68 [KSSQSLLX1X2SX3QX4NX5LA], wherein

X1 is W, H, Y or F,

X2 is S or G,

X3 is N or D,

X4 is K or R,

X5 is H or Y;

ll) SEQ ID NO: 70 [KSSQSLLYSNGX1TYLN], wherein X1 is K or E;

mm) SEQ ID NO: 18;

nn) SEQ ID NO: 37;

oo) SEQ ID NO: 44;

pp) SEQ ID NO: 52; and

qq) SEQ ID NO: 60.

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42 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the consensus HCDR3, HCDR2 and HCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, and 9, respectively; and b) a light chain variable domain comprising the consensus LCDR3, LCDR2 and LCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 10, 11, and 12, respectively.

43 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the HCDR3, HCDR2 and HCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 13, 14, and 15, respectively; and b) a light chain variable domain comprising the LCDR3, LCDR2 and LCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 16, 17, and 18, respectively.

44 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the HCDR3, HCDR2 and HCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 32, 33, and 34, respectively; and b) a light chain variable domain comprising the LCDR3, LCDR2 and LCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 35, 36, and 37, respectively.

45 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the HCDR3, HCDR2 and HCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 40, 41 and 42, respectively; and b) a light chain variable domain comprising the LCDR3, LCDR2 and LCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 43, 17, and 44, respectively.

46 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the HCDR3, HCDR2 and HCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 47, 48, and 49, respectively; and b) a light chain variable domain comprising the LCDR3, LCDR2 and LCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 50, 51, and 52, respectively.

47 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the HCDR3, HCDR2 and HCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 55, 56, and 57, respectively; and b) a light chain variable domain comprising the LCDR3, LCDR2 and LCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 58, 59, and 60, respectively.

48 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the HCDR3, HCDR2 and HCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 13, 14, and 15, respectively, and one or more amino acid substitution at positions selected from the group consisting of H1, H5, H9, H11, H12, H16, H38, H40, H41, H43, H44, H66, H75, H79, H81, H82A, H83, H87, and H108, according to Kabat; and b) a light chain variable domain comprising the LCDR3, LCDR2 and LCDR1 region amino sequences set forth in SEQ ID Nos: 16, 17, and 18, respectively, and one or more amino acid substitution at positions selected from the group consisting of L5, L9, L15, L18, L19, L21, L22, L43, L63, L78, L79, L83, L85, L100 and L104, according to Kabat.

49 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the inflammation is chronic inflammation.

50 . A method for chronic inflammation, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to Kallidin or des-Arg 10 -Kallidin but not to Bradykinin or des-Arg 9 -Bradykinin, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises the heavy chain and light chain variable domain amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 24 and 30, respectively.

51 . A method for treating chronic inflammation, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to Kallidin or des-Arg 10 -Kallidin but not to Bradykinin or des-Arg 9 -Bradykinin, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable region domain amino acid sequence with at least 90% identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 38, 45, 53, and 61; and b) a light chain variable domain amino acid sequence with at least 90% identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 46, 54, and 62.

52 . A method for treating chronic inflammation, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to Kallidin or des-Arg 10 -Kallidin but not to Bradykinin or des-Arg 9 -Bradykinin, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises: a) a heavy chain variable domain comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 38, 45, 53, and 61; and b) a light chain variable domain amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 46, 54, and 62.