| abstract |
The present invention relates to the treatment and prevention of diseases in which inflammatory progression plays a role in its progression, such as autoimmune diseases, transplantation, and arteriosclerosis, for example, gestational proteins or fragments thereof, liposomes containing calcium-binding compounds, derived from natural sources. Or a mimetic fragment that mimics a sialylated Lewis carbohydrate structure, or a combination thereof, or a selectin binding active ingredient. Inflammatory diseases in the sense of the present invention can be of infectious or non-infectious nature. The present invention also relates to the use of said active ingredient for partially or completely preventing the spread of a tumor by metastasis. Administration of the active ingredient can be performed in a prophylactic manner or, for example, in connection with resection or biopsy of the primary tumor. The invention further relates to the use of said active ingredients for the prevention of neoplastic diseases. |