HC/BTLP polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such
polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are
methods for utilizing hC/BTLP polypeptides and polynucleotides in the
design of protocols for the treatment of restenosis, atherosclerosis,
congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD), benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), nephritis, fibrosis,
glomerulonephritis, gliosis, cirrhosis and anomalies of wound healing,
such as keloids among others, and diagnostic assays for such conditions.