Patent ID: 7846899

Claim:
A method of decreasing white blood cell proliferation in a subject comprising the steps of: (a) diagnosing the subject with one or more of respiratory distress syndrome, broncho-pulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder; (b) collecting a first blood sample; (c) determining a white blood cell count for the first sample of blood; (d) administering 1.5 mg to 5 mg rhCC10 per kg of subject body mass to a subject by the intratracheal, endotracheal, dialysate, ophthalmic, intravenous, systemic, or oral routes; (e) collecting a second blood sample; (f) determining a white blood cell count for the second sample of blood; (g) observing a white blood cell count in the second blood sample which is at least 2% lower than the white blood cell count in the first blood sample.