| abstract |
Alpha bodies that specifically bind to cytokines or growth factors and / or their receptors and polypeptides that contain or consist essentially of such alpha bodies. Additional nucleic acids encoding such alpha bodies; methods for preparing such alpha bodies and polypeptides; host cells that express or are capable of expressing such alpha bodies and polypeptides; such alpha bodies, polypeptides, nucleic acids And / or compositions containing host cells and especially pharmaceutical compositions; and the use of such alpha bodies or polypeptides, nucleic acids, host cells and / or compositions, especially for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. |