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Use of arginine as an lymphokine synergist

US4883661A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 1987
Grant dateNov 28, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 9, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S435/811
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

It has been found that arginine serves to increase the receptivity of cells to lymphokines such as interleukin-2 and interferon. An improved method for treating a mammal with one or more lymphokines is disclosed wherein said improvement comprises administering said one or more lymphokines to said mammal in combination with an amount of arginine effective to increase the receptivity of cells of said mammal to said one or more lymphokines.

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