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5879673 Administration of thrombopoietin on a single day only  
The present invention is directed to the surprising and unexpected finding that biologically active thrombopoietin materials can be administered with substantial therapeutic effect at dosage rates...
5876718 Methods of inducing T cell non-responsiveness to transplanted tissues and of treating graft-versus-host-disease with anti-gp39 antibodies  
Antibodies that bind a protein gp39 (also referred to as CD40 ligand) are disclosed. Preferably, the antibodies are monoclonal antibodies of an IgG1 isotype and bind human gp39. In a preferred...
5874083 Immunopotentiating complexes comprising TraT proteins  
Class of carrier molecules which when covalently linked to an immunogen enhances the host's immune response to that immunogen regardless of whether the complex of carrier and immunogen is...
5874085 Vaccine for enhanced production of IgA antibodies  
The invention describes compositions and methods for optimizing IgA class switching in B cells. The compositions comprise a multivalent antigen receptor crosslinker, CD40 ligand or...
5871747 Antigen-carrying microparticles and their use in the indication of humoral or cellular responses  
The invention concerns the use, in the induction of an immune response, of a synthetic microparticle polymer carrying on the surface one or more covalently bonded proteins capable of carrying one...
5869348 Methods for the preparation of antibodies directed against dithiocarbamates and the use thereof for detection of nitric oxide in body fluids  
In accordance with the present invention, ELISA methods for the measurement of NO levels in mammalian body fluids utilizing monoclonal antibodies directed against dithiocarbamates and related iron...
5858367 Methods for screening for antimicrobials utilizing AarC and compositions thereof  
The present invention provides an oligonucleotide (aarC) which encodes a novel bacterial polypeptide (AarC) that is essential for the viability of bacteria. The invention provides recombinant...
5858363 Target specific antibody-superantigen conjugates and their preparation  
A soluble antibody conjugate comprising an antibody linked to a structure which is recognizable by T-cells and has the ability to direct T-cells to lyse the target cell, which is recognized by the...
5856084 Hepatitis B vaccine  
A variant or so-called "escape mutant" HBsAg protein or fragment thereof displaying the antigenicity of hepatitis B virus surface antigen is disclosed, in which the mutant protein or fragment...
5849301 Producing immunogenic constructs using soluable carbohydrates activated via organic cyanylating reagents  
The invention relates to a process for producing an immunogenic construct comprising activating at least one first carbohydrate-containing moiety with CDAP, CTEA or pNPC, and covalently joining the...
5846545 Targeted delivery of cyclopropylbenzindole-containing cytotoxic drugs  
Gytotoxic agents containing a cell binding agent chemically linked to one or more analogue or derivative of CC-1065 are described. The therapeutic use of the cytotoxic agents is also described....
5846826 Isolated cytolytic T cell line specific to complexes of HLA-B44 molecules and specific nonapeptides  
The invention involves cytolytic T cell lines which are specific for complexes of HLA-B44 molecules and nonamers which bind to these.
5843454 HIV immunogenic complexes  
A vaccine and a method of raising neutralizing antibodies against HIV infection. The vaccine comprises a complex of gp120 covalently bonded to CD4 or to succinyl concanvalin A. Also disclosed are...
5843461 Group B streptococcus type II polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccines  
This invention relates to antigenic conjugate molecules comprising the capsular polysaccharide of Group B streptococcus type II which are covalently linked to protein. This invention also relates...
5843688 Isolated tyrosinase derived peptides and uses thereof  
The invention relates to the identification of complexes of human leukocyte antigen molecules and tyrosinase derived peptides on the surfaces of abnormal cells. The therapeutic and diagnostic...
5843453 Growth hormone potentiating molecules  
Antigenic molecules cause antibodies to be raised against at least some of the 91 to 102 region of a natural growth hormone when parenterally administered in vivo. The molecules can include...
5840305 Treatment of HIV-Infection by interfering with host cell cyclophilin receptor activity  
The present invention relates to therapeutic modalities and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of HIV-infection using cyclophilin A and its corresponding human cellular binding partner...
5837250 Adjuvant compositions  
Adjuvant compositions for modulating an immune response to an antigen administered to a host comprise a mineral salt adjuvant and at least one other adjuvant. The compositions provide an...
5837825 Campylobacter jejuni flagellin/Escherichia coli LT-B fusion protein  
A fusion protein which comprises the B subunit of the labile toxin (LT-B) of E. coli and part of the flagellin (flaA) protein of C. jejuni is antigenic and is useful for decreasing colonization in...
5824315 Binding affinity of antigenic peptides for MHC molecules  
This invention provides methods of improving the binding affinity of a peptide epitope for MHC Class II molecules by attaching to the N-terminus of the peptide epitope a hydrophobic amino acid or a...
5824310 Lipopplysaccharide conjugate vaccines  
The present invention relates to lipopolysaccharides from Brucella abortus and their use as carriers in vaccines for humans and animals. In particular, the present invention relates to conjugate...
5820866 Product and process for T cell regulation  
The present invention relates to a product and process for regulating the activity of T cells using major histocompatibility complexes (MHC) stably linked to antigenic peptides. Disclosed is an...
5817315 Recombinant vaccine  
A method for an induction of immune response against polypeptide employing antigenic presentation of said polypeptide in the form of either fusion protein with MHC product amino acid sequence or...
5814459 Phosphospecific transcription factor antibodies  
Phospho-specific antibodies which recognize the phosphorylated forms of cAMP-responsive transcription factors are provided.
5811100 Compounds for the prevention and treatment of helmith infections  
A compound for protecting a vertebrate against infection by helminths comprising hyaluronidase covalently coupled to an immunostimulating carrier, in preferred form, the immunostimulating carrier...
5811106 Plasmodium falciparum thrombospondin-related anonymous proteins (TRAP), fragments and functional derivatives  
Proteins, fragments and functional derivatives of a Plasmodium falciparum merozoite-stage thrombospondin-related anonymous protein (TRAP) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said products.
5807553 Immonogenic oligosaccharide compositions  
The invention provides immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions and methods of making and using them. In particular, the compositions comprise oligosaccharides covalently coupled to carrier...
5807832 Oral delivery of biologically active substances bound to vitamin B.sub.12  
Complex of a drug, hormone, bio-active peptide, or immunogen with the carrier molecule vitamin B12 and a method for delivering the complex to the intestine of a host vertebrate in order to deliver...
5804191 Sperm as immunogen carriers  
Vaccine compositions, contraceptives, and gene therapy delivery vectors are disclosed in which sperm cells or components thereof are used to deliver immunogens or selected gene sequences to target...
5785973 Synthetic peptides representing a T-cell epitope as a carrier molecule for conjugate vaccines  
The present invention relates to novel T-cell epitopes of bacterial products. The epitopes of the invention may be employed in the preparation of conjugates between the epitopes and medically...
5776459 TCR V beta 5 peptides  
TCR peptides from the Vβ5 family, particularly those encompassing at least a part of the second complementarity determining region, are useful, e.g., in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple...
5770577 BDNF and NT-3 polypeptides selectively linked to polyethylene glycol  
Derivatives of the neurotrophic factors BDNF and NT-3 have been prepared by attachment of these polypeptides to a water soluble polymer, for instance, polyethylene glycol.
5767072 Therapeutic compositions comprising a CD4 peptide and methods of treatment of HIV infections  
Disclosed are methods and compositions for the treatment of HIV infections through the specific elimination of cells which express HIV env determinants such as gp120. The compositions of the...
5763284 Methods for peptide synthesis and purification  
The present invention provides novel methods for the synthesis and isolation and purification of a peptide of interest (target peptide). In particular, the invention relates to peptide synthesis,...
5760177 Lipopolysaccharide binding protein and process for producing the same  
The invention provides a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding protein isolated from horseshoe crab. The LPS binding protein is isolated by (i) extracting the hemocyte membrane fraction of horseshoe...
5756104 Liposome-containing intranasal vaccine formulation  
The present invention relates to a vaccine formulation for intranasal or inhalation administration, and to the preparation thereof, which formulation contains antigenic material freely mixed with...
5753203 CD30 ligand conjugates  
There is disclosed a polypeptide (CD30-L) and DNA sequences, vectors and transformed host cells useful in providing CD30-L polypeptides. The CD30-L polypeptide binds to the receptor known as CD30,...
5747048 Monoclonal antibodies and vaccine development directed to human cancer-associated antigens by immunization with animal and human mucin and with synthetic carbohydrate-carrier conjugates  
A method of producing monoclonal antibodies that bind to human cancer-associated mucin-type glycoprotein antigens comprising: (1) immunizing a host with a core structure of a mucin-type...
5744316 Isolated, tyrosinase derived peptides and uses thereof  
The invention relates to the identification of complexes of human leukocyte antigen molecules and tyrosinase derived peptides on the surfaces of abnormal cells. The therapeutic and diagnostic...
5744354 Calcineurin inhibitory compounds and anchoring protein to induce IL-2 gene expression  
The present invention provides compositions and methods useful for isolating calcineurin as well as inhibiting calcineurin activity. The compositions are peptides that contain regions that are...
5736146 Conjugates of poorly immunogenic antigens and synthetic peptide carriers and vaccines comprising them  
The invention relates to conjugates of poorly immunogenic antigens, e.g. peptides, proteins and polysaccharides, with a synthetic peptide carrier constituting a T cell epitope derived from the...
5734023 MHC class II β chain/peptide complexes useful in ameliorating deleterious immune responses  
The present invention is directed to complexes comprising an isolated MHC subunit component, an antigenic peptide and, in some cases, an effector component. The antigenic peptide is associated with...
5728519 Assay for virulent revertants of attenuated live vaccines and kits therefor  
The present invention provides a method of classifying an unclassified live poliovirus vaccine as having an acceptable or unacceptable level of neurovirulence, comprising, prior to vaccine...
5725858 Methods of enhancing production performance of birds comprising administration of heterologous protein comprising avian alpha-subunit inhibin protein  
The present invention relates, in general, to a method of enhancing the production performance of avians, by administering to a bird a heterologous protein comprised of inhibin protein, or a...
5716848 Cultured cells of quillaja sp  
The present invention relates to cultured cells of Quillaja sp. For the preparation of active substances from Quillaja sp., such as saponins. The cells may either originate from a callus tissue...
5714166 Bioactive and/or targeted dendrimer conjugates  
Dendritic polymer conjugates which are composed of at least one dendrimer in association with at least one unit of a carried material, where the carrier material can be a biological response...
5707844 Immunoassay reagents and methods for detecting brequinar and analogs  
The present invention is directed to immunoassay reagents including specific antibodies to quinoline carboxylic acids, such as brequinar; novel quinoline carboxylic acid haptens useful as standards...
5705606 Peptides derived from GPIIIa  
The present invention provides oligopeptides corresponding to regions of the GPIIIa protein, which are capable of specifically binding aggregation mediators, such as fibrinogen. The oligopeptides...
5698424 Capsid forming and cystein modified chimaeric MS2-coat protein  
A chimaeric protein is provided, capable of forming part of a capsid assembly and comprising the amino acid sequence of the coat protein of phage MS-2, or a conservatively modified variant thereof,...
5695756 Methods for treating hypertension  
Methods for diagnosing pre-hypertension, hypertension, congestive cardiomyopathy, renal failure, salt-sensitivity and adenomas and endocrine cell hyperplasias are disclosed. Also disclosed are...