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6733763 Induction of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses  
Methods and compositions useful for inducing a cytotoxic T lymphocyte response (CTL) in a human or domesticated or agriculturally important animal. The method includes the steps of providing the...
6723329 Use of parapox B2L protein to modify immune responses to administered antigens  
The Parapox B2L virus envelope protein is used as an adjuvant to enhance a subject's response to an administered antigen. Both antibody and cellular immune responses can be modified. B2L protein is...
6723327 Methods and compounds for the treatment of immunologically-mediated diseases using mycobacterium vaccae  
Methods for the prevention and treatment of disorders, including disorders of the skin and respiratory system, such as infection with mycobacteria such as M. tuberculosis or M. avium ,...
6722062 Capsular polysaccharides from enterococci  
The present invention is directed to a method for purifying polysaccharides capable of inducing the production of high titers of opsonic antibodies that kill strains of enterococcal bacteria. In...
6719981 Stable, attenuated rabies virus mutants and live vaccines thereof  
The present invention relates to recombinant rabies virus mutants comprising a mutation in the viral genome, whereby said mutation comprises at least a substitution of the Arg 333 codon in the...
6720182 Alternative splice variants of CD40  
The invention concerns novel nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences obtained by alternative splicing, expression vectors, host cell and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said sequences.
6719984 Composition and method for immunomodulation in mammals  
This invention relates to compositions and processes utilized to modulate the immune system of mammals. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of low molecular weight...
6716434 Composition and method for immunostimulation in non- mammalian vertebrates  
This invention relates to compositions utilized to modulate the immune system of non-mammalian vertebrates. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of low molecular weight...
6716432 Pneumolysin mutants and pneumococcal vaccines made therefrom  
Mutants of pneumolysin that are non-toxic by reason of amino acid substitutions have been constructed. These mutants elicit an immune response in animals that is reactive to wild-type pneumolysin....
6716422 Vaccine adjuvants for immunotherapy of melanoma  
The invention provides methods of inducing the production of cytolytic T lymphocytes directed against malignancy or infectious agent by a mammal and treating such disease such that deleterious side...
6706266 Oncostatin M antagonists  
The present invention relates to the use of an antagonist of OSM such as an antibody or small molecule in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of an inflammatory...
6696061 Immunomodulatory peptides  
A purified preparation of a peptide consisting essentially of an amino acid sequence identical to that of a segment of a naturally-occurring human protein, said segment being of 10 to 30 residues...
6692753 Potentiation of the immune response  
A method for stimulating proliferation of T-cells containing cytoplasmic post-prolyl dipeptidase activity; the method, in one aspect, involves contacting the T-cells with an organic compound at a...
6689364 Borrelia burgdorferi polypeptides and uses thereof  
The present invention provides novel polypeptides which are substantially free of a B. burgdorferi spirochete or fragments thereof and which are thus useful in compositions and methods for the...
6689370 Therapeutic composition comprising an antigen or an in vivo generator of a compound comprising an amino acid sequence  
A therapeutic composition comprising (i) at least one antigen or at least one in vivo generator of a compound comprising an amino acid sequence and (ii) at least one adjuvant comprising at least...
6685936 Suppressor cells induced by culture with mesenchymal stem cells for treatment of immune responses in transplantation  
A method of reducing an immune response to a transplant in a recipient by treating said recipient with an amount of suppressor T cells effective to reduce or inhibit host rejection of the...
6685933 Interferon α hybrids  
Hybrid human interferon-α polypeptides, and the corresponding nucleic acid molecules, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these peptides, and the use of these polypeptides to...
6682746 Adjuvanted vaccine which is substantially free of non-host albumin  
Disclosed herein is a serum-based adjuvanted vaccine which is substantially free of non-host albumin and the use thereof in reducing or preventing post-vaccination systemic reactions.
6682731 Isolated peptides derived from mage tumor rejection antigen precursors which complex with HLA-A2 molecules  
Complexes of SEQ ID NO: 12 and HLA-A2 can be used to generate CTLs. They can be supplemented with IL-6 and IL-12.
6682740 Peptides derived fram complement peptide C3a sequence and antiallergic compositions comprising them  
Peptides corresponding partially or entirely to positions 50-77 of the sequence of the complement-derived peptide C3 a and analogs thereof are capable of inhibiting IgE-mediated triggering and/or...
6676950 Neurokinin receptor antagonists and methods of use thereof for inhibiting HIV infection  
Compositions and methods are provided which may be used to advantage for the treatment of HIV infection. More specifically, neurokinin receptor antagonists and methods for administration to inhibit...
6677302 Compositions and methods for the treatment of viral disorders  
This invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of virus infections and other viral-associated disorders. Compositions comprise an inducing agent and an anti-viral agent. The...
6673609 Recombinant human erythropoietin with advantageous glycosylation profile  
A method for the production of a polypeptide, the method comprising culturing, under conditions which allow for the expression of DNA encoding SEQ ID NO:2 in an eukaryotic host cell, wherein the...
6669947 Stratified and cryogenically stored vaccines, process for their preparation  
A composition comprising at least one antigenic medium and at least one adjuvant, wherein the at least one antigenic medium and the at least one adjuvant each comprise one or more phases which are...
6670329 Selenocosmia huwena toxin and analgesic uses thereof  
Disclosed is a analgesic composition containing the purified HWAP-I polypeptide of the Chinese bird spider, Selenocosmia Huwena.
6667025 Compositions and methods of using compositions with accelerated lymphocyte homing immunosuppressive properties  
The methods and compositions of the invention and the compounds used in the invention involve a novel immunosuppression mechanism, accelerated lymphocyte homing immunosuppression...
6667295 DNA vaccine against feline immunodeficiency virus  
The present invention is directed to vaccine compositions that can be used to protect cats against feline immunodeficiency virus. More particularly, the present invention relates to polynucleotide...
6667037 Isolated peptides which bind to HLA-B35 molecules, larger peptides which contain these, nucleic acid molecules encoding peptides, and uses thereof  
The invention relates to peptides which bind to HLA-B35 molecules, leading to recognition and lysis of the resulting complexes by cytolytic T cells. Also a part of the invention are nucleic acid...
6663873 Antigenic preparation for treatment or prevention of helicobacter infection  
An antigenic preparation for use in the treatment or prevention of Helicobacter infection in a mammalian host, comprises the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Helicobacter bacteria, particularly the LPS...
6663859 Compositions for enhancing the immune response  
D-Ribose and methods for using D-Ribose are provided for enhancing the immune response in mammals. Those with a less than optimal immune response will benefit from oral or parenteral administration...
6660272 Porcine circoviruses, vaccines and diagnostic reagents  
The invention relates to new porcine circovirus strains isolated from pulmonary or ganglionic samples obtained from farms affected by the post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). It...
6656481 Vaccinal preparations  
Vaccinal preparations comprising an antigen such as tumor-associated antigens and viral antigens, together with a hydrophobized polysaccharide as adjuvant, e.g., hydrophobized polysaccharides...
6652861 Anti-HIV and anti-tumor peptides and truncated polypeptides of MAP30  
Truncated MAP30 or GAP31 proteins retain anti-tumor and anti-viral activity but not the cytotoxic ribosome inactivation activity. These proteins also inhibit HIV without affecting fertility of sperm.
6649170 Adjuvant combinations for immunization composition and vaccines  
A kit useful for immunization is described. The kit contains an antigenic substance from a Mycobacterium and an adjuvant combination of dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide and monophosphoryl...
6649172 Amphipathic aldehydes and their uses as adjuvants and immunoeffectors  
This invention relates to novel aldehyde containing compounds and their uses as adjuvants and immunoeffectors.
6645495 Compositions of saponin adjuvants and excipients  
Certain novel compositions of the adjuvant saponin QS-21 having improved properties are disclosed. The compositions of the present invention are designed (1) to minimize the lytic effects of QS-21,...
6645504 Bystander suppression of type I diabetes by oral administration of glucagon  
Described are methods for treating or preventing type I diabetes and insulitis by oral administration of the bystander antigen glucagon. The methods involve oral administration of glucagon in an...
6635261 Adjuvant and vaccine compositions containing monophosphoryl lipid A  
The invention pertains to adjuvant and vaccine compositions of monophosphoryl lipid A, sugar and optionally an amine based surfactant, which when frozen and thawed or lyophilized and reconstituted...
6635253 Composition for enhancing immunological effects  
An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for enhancing the immunological effects of a vaccine for viruses, bacteria and/or infectious disease pathogens, containing a stable...
6632439 Fusobacterium necrophorum vaccine and method for making such vaccine  
The present invention relates to a method of producing a vaccine for the prevention of F. necrophorum bacterial infections, comprising isolating the F. necrophorum bacteria from a bovine...
6632793 Immunological activity for a peptide of the limulus anti-LPS factor  
The present invention relates a novel immunological effect of one peptide from Limulus anti-LPS factor protein. The immunological effect are, (1) Induce an antiviral state in both the Hep-2 and...
6632789 Methods for modulating T cell responses by manipulating intracellular signal transduction  
Methods for modulating T cell responses by manipulating intracellular signals associated with T cell costimulation are disclosed. The methods involve inhibiting or stimulating the production of at...
6630146 Candida albicans phosphomannan complex as a vaccine  
A composition, pharmaceutical composition, vaccine and method for the treatment of disseminated candidiasis due to infection by C. albicans . The composition includes phosphomannan of C. albicans...
6623740 Structurally modified peptides that are resistant to peptidase degradation  
Human melanoma cells bear antigens that are recognized by autologous CD8 + cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. The invention involves the reception of particular peptides analogues of the MZ2-E antigen by...
6620414 Hepatitis vaccines containing 3-0-deacylated monophoshoryl lipid A  
A vaccine formulation for the treatment or prophylaxis of hepatitis, especially hepatitis B, infections is provided comprising the hepatitis antigen and a suitable carrier such as alum in...
6620416 Method for treating HIV  
The present invention relates to peptides of one or more portions of the human chorionic gonadotropin β-chain as well as methods for treatment and prevention of diseases, including HIV infection,...
6613332 Oral administration of therapeutic proteins  
An orally administrable therapeutic protein is provided by combining the therapeutic protein with a stabilizing agent in an aqueous solution. The solution is coated onto nonpareils and...
6610304 Liposomes containing multiple branch peptide constructions for use against human immunodeficiency virus  
The incorporation of multiple branch peptide constructions having activity against HIV into liposomes of sufficient size for white blood cell internalization (e.g. greater than 150 nm and...
6610308 Immunostimulant emulsion  
The invention concerns an oil-in-water immunostimulant emulsion comprising an aqueous phase and an oil phase, characterised in that it further comprises an immunostimulant polynucleotide whereof at...
6610310 Polyanionic polymers as adjuvants for mucosal immunization  
Mucosal adjuvants for vaccines contain water-soluble polyanionic polymers which have anionic constitutional units obtained from acids such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric...