abstract |
The disclosure provides in vitro and in vivo methods for identifying Heparins and Heparinoids that modulate the activity of selectins . The disclosure also provides Heparins and Heparinoids that modulate the activity of selectins . The identification and isolation of these heparin formulations has the potential to mediate a wide variety of pathologies mediated by P- and/or L-selectin, including hematogenous metastasis, diseases associated with inflammation (e.g., asthma, arthritis, allergic dermatitis), ischemia-reperfusion injury, or other pathologies such as sickle cell anemia. Selectin inhibition can be achieved at plasma concentrations lower than those that cause excessive anticoagulation or unwanted bleeding in a human subject. |