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7378234 Method for isolating hepatitis C virus peptides  
Described is a method for isolating Hepatitis C Virus peptides (HPs) which have a binding capacity to a MHC/HLA molecule or a complex comprising said HCV-peptide and said MHC/HLA molecule...
7374766 Compositions containing virus-like particles as immunopotentiators administered through the mucosa  
The present invention is related to the branch of medicine, particularly to the new formulations of vaccine antigens. The technical objective pursued with the present invention is, precisely, the...
7368118 Peptides for inducing cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to hepatitis B virus  
Peptides are used to define epitopes that stimulate HLA-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity against hepatitis B virus antigens. The peptides are derived from regions of HBV envelope, and are...
7361352 Influenza immunogen and vaccine  
A chimeric, carboxy-terminal truncated hepatitis B virus nucleocapsid (HBc) protein is disclosed that contains an immunogen for inducing the production of antibodies to the influenza M2 protein. An...
7351570 HDV nucleic acid molecules and applications thereof  
The invention concerns nucleic acid molecules derived from novel hepatitis D virus strains or isolates constituting genotypes different from known I, II and III genotypes, their fragments,...
7351413 Stabilized HBc chimer particles as immunogens for chronic hepatitis  
A method of treating chronic hepatitis B is disclosed that comprises administering a T cell-stimulating amount of a vaccine to a patient. The vaccine comprises an immunogenic amount of chimeric,...
7348011 Hepatitis C virus vaccine  
The present invention relates to isolation of a novel Hepatitis C virus, more particularly, the present invention relates to a viral class Hepatitis C, polypeptides, polynucleotide, vaccine and...
7341726 Modified HCV peptide immunogens  
Provided are an isolated peptide having the amino acid sequence DLMGYIPAV (SEQ ID NO: 1), an isolated HCV core polypeptide comprising an L→A substitution at amino acid position 139, an isolated...
7341723 Nucleic acid construct encoding a processing component derived from the N-terminal region of the hepatitis virus ORF2, and an antigenic polypeptide  
A method for enhancing an immune response to a nucleic acid vaccine comprising administering to an animal a nucleic acid construct encoding a fusion protein comprising a processing component and an...
7320795 Rodent hepatitis B virus core proteins as vaccine platforms and methods of use thereof  
The present invention relates to hepatitis virus core proteins and nucleic acids. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods comprising recombinant hepatitis virus core...
7319144 Polynucleotides encoding a multiple epitope fusion antigen for use in an HCV antigen/antibody combination assay  
The invention relates to a method of detecting HCV infection in a biological sample, the method comprising providing an immunoassay solid support, comprising an HCV anti-core antibody, an antigen...
7314925 Constructs and methods for expression of recombinant HCV envelope proteins  
The current invention relates to vectors and methods for efficient expression of HCV envelope proteins in eukaryotic cells. More particularly said vectors comprise the coding sequence for an avian...
7313357 Method for typing and detecting HBV  
The present invention relates to a method for detection and/or genetic analysis of HBV in a biological sample, comprising hybridizing the polynucleic acids of the sample with a combination of at...
7291723 GB virus C and methods of treating viral infections  
The present application provides GB virus C sequences (GBV-C or hepatitis G virus) and methods of using the sequences.
7285539 Activation of HCV-specific T cells  
The invention provides a method of activating hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific T cells, including CD4 + and CD8 + T cells. HCV-specific T cells are activated using fusion proteins comprising HCV...
7270820 CD4+ T-lymphocyte-specific hepatitis C virus epitopes  
The invention relates to hepatitis C virus epitopes which are CD4 + T-lymphocyte specific, and to vaccines containing these epitopes.
7264811 Purified active HCV NS2/3 protease  
A method for producing a refolded, inactive form of recombinantly produced NS2/3 protease which comprises the steps of: a) purifying the protease from inclusion bodies in the presence of a...
7255864 Diagnostic reagent for hepatitis C virus infection  
A diagnostic reagent for hepatitis C virus infection obtained by sensitizing a solid phase with HCV antigen and a conjugated antigen prepared by chemical bonding of HCV antigen and a carrier...
7241440 Vaccines containing ribavirin and methods of use thereof  
Compositions and methods for enhancing the effect of vaccines in animals, such as domestic, sport, or pet species, and humans are disclosed. More particularly, vaccine compositions comprising...
7238356 Core-glycosylated HCV envelope proteins  
The current invention relates to HCV envelope proteins or parts thereof which are the product of expression in eukaryotic cells. More particularly said HCV envelope proteins are characterized in...
7201911 Cloned genomes of infectious hepatitis C viruses and uses thereof  
The present invention discloses nucleic acid sequences which encode infectious hepatitis C viruses and the use of these sequences, and polypeptides encoded by all or part of these sequences, in the...
7201904 Epitopes of hepatitis C virus  
The invention provides compositions containing HCV epitopes, which are recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Such polypeptides are used in prophylactic vaccines, immunotherapies, and assays to...
7189810 Polypeptides, use thereof and process for producing the same  
An isolated polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, wherein the expression of said polypeptide is significant lower specifically in human livers with hepatitis compared with...
7166426 HCV assay  
An HCV antigen/antibody/antigen assay is provided. The assay employs an isolated first antigen from a region of the HCV polyprotein, and an HCV multiple epitope fusion antigen that includes an...
7166287 Viral agent  
The invention relates to post-transfusional non-A non-B hepatitis viral polypeptide, DNA sequences encoding such viral polypeptide, expression vectors containing such DNA sequences, and hosts...
7144712 Human hepatitis B virus core proteins as vaccine platforms and methods of use thereof  
The present invention relates to hepatitis virus core proteins and nucleic acids. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods comprising recombinant hepatitis virus core...
7141242 Hepatitis B virus surface antigen mutant and methods of detection thereof  
The subject invention relates to a novel hepatitis B surface antigen mutant and methods of detecting this mutant, and/or antibodies thereto, in patient samples. In particular, the mutant contains a...
7135185 Conserved motif of hepatitis C virus E2/NS1 region  
Immunogenic compositions comprising an immunogenic polypeptide and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle are described. The immunogenic polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence...
7118874 Immunogenic formulation and process for preparation thereof  
A process is disclosed for preparation of a immunogenic peptide mixture in a single synthesis. The peptide mixture collectively represents the in vivo variability seen in immunogenic epitopes from...
7108856 CD4+ T-lymphocyte-specific Hepatitis C virus-epitopes  
The invention relates to Hepatitis C virus epitopes which are specific in relation to CD4+ T lymphocytes, in addition to vaccinations which contain said epitopes.
7105165 Mutant human hepatitis B viral strain and uses thereof  
This invention provides an isolated strain of Hepatitis B virus designated Human Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-‘S’-133 Oon Strain (Methionine to Threonine) which constituent viral genome is...
7098303 Conserved motif of hepatitis C virus E2/NS1 region  
Immunogenic polypeptides comprising hepatitis C virus (HCV) immunogens are described. The HCV immunogen comprises the amino acid sequence...
7094406 Enterically transmitted non-A/non-B hepatitis viral agent and characteristic epitopes thereof  
Viral proteins derived from an enterically transmitted non-A/non-B viral hepatitis agent (HEV) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the protein is immunologically reactive with antibodies present in...
7084266 Cloned genome of infectious hepatitus C virus of genotype 2A and uses thereof  
The present invention discloses nucleic acid sequence which encodes infectious hepatitis C virus of strain HC-J6 CH , gentotype 2a, and the use of the sequence, and polypeptides encoded by all or...
7074410 Modified HCV peptide vaccines  
Provided are an isolated peptide having the amino acid sequence DLMGYIPAV (SEQ ID NO: 1), an isolated HCV core polypeptide comprising an L→A substitution at amino acid position 139, an isolated...
7070790 Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the envelope 1 and core genes of isolates of hepatitis C virus and the use of reagents derived from these sequences in diagnostic methods and vaccines  
The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of cDNAs encoding the envelope 1 genes and core genes of isolates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) are disclosed. The invention relates to the...
7067247 Hepatitis B virus surface protein  
We isolated and characterized a new surface mutant of the hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg). The mutant was isolated from a symptomatic patient with Down's syndrome who was found to be...
7052830 Hepatitis C virus peptides and uses thereof  
Novel hepatitis C virus (HCV) polypetides are provided which are not encoded by the standard HCV open reading frame. These alternate reading frame polypeptides are useful, inter alia, in vaccine...
7052696 Antigenic epitopes and mosaic polypeptides of hepatitis C virus proteins  
Antigenic epitopes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and mosaic HCV polypeptides useful as reagents in assays for the diagnosis or monitoring of HCV in a biological sample. The antigenic epitopes and...
7048930 Expression of core-glycosylated HCV envelope proteins in yeast  
The present invention relates to the general field of recombinant protein expression, purification of recombinant proteins, diagnosis of HCV infection, prophylactic treatment against HCV infection...
7038035 Vaccine-induced hepatitis B viral strain and uses thereof  
This invention provides an isolated strain of Hepatitis B virus designated Human Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-'Ś-145 Singapore Strain (Glycine to Arginine) which constituent viral genome is...
7029680 Delivery of immunogenic molecules vis HBsAg particles  
Compositions of HBsAg particles having biologically active molecules contained in the particles, and methods of their use, e.g. in stimulating enhanced immune responses, are described. Antigenic...
7022830 Hepatitis C virus codon optimized non-structural NS3/4A fusion gene  
Aspects of the present invention relate to the discovery of a novel hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolate. Embodiments include HCV peptides, nucleic acids encoding said HCV peptides, antibodies directed...
6986892 Immunogenic Hepatitis C virus non-structural polypeptides  
Polypeptides comprising a mutant non-structural Hepatitis C virus useful in diagnostic and/or immunogenic compositions are disclosed, in which the mutant is an N-terminal mutation that functionally...
6964852 Antigenic structural peptide, antigenic and immunogenic compounds, and uses for detecting, preventing and treating an HCV infection  
The invention concerns a structural peptide, identified by antibodies directed against a polypeptide, comprising the 2-45 amino acid sequence of the N-terminal end of the Core or nucleocapsid (p21)...
6964769 Molecular antigen array  
The invention provides compositions and processes for the production of ordered and repetitive antigen or antigenic determinant arrays. The compositions of the invention are useful for the...
6932972 Combined vaccine compositions  
Novel combined vaccine composition preferentially for administration to adolescents are provided, comprising a hepatitis B viral antigen and a herpes simplex viral antigen and optionally in...
6930095 Hepatitis C virus constructs characterized by high efficiency replication  
The present invention relates to recombinant hepatitis C virus (HCV)-derived nucleic acids and to stable rapidly growing cell clones derived from human hepatoma Huh-7 cell line and supporting high...
6921534 Hepatitis B virus treatment  
The invention relates to HBV antigen-containing compositions that are useful in treating or preventing HBV infection. The content of the compositions can vary, as described herein, but the...
6919318 Enhancing immune responses to genetic immunization by using a chemokine  
The immune response to a DNA immunogen in a mammal can be enhanced by administration of a chemokine or a polynucleotide encoding the chemokine. This method can be used, for example, to immunize or...
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