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Treatment of bacterial diseases with granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor

US5162111A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 1986
Grant dateNov 10, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S930/145
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Subjects suffering from infectious diseases are treated by direct administration of therapeutically-effective quantities of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor employed by itself or in conjunction with an antibiotic or a sulfonamide or other immunologically effective therapeutic agents. Homogeneous granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor for use in treatment in bacterial diseases is prepared by recombinant DNA techniques and then purified to homogeneity by reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography so that it may be safely administered to subject's suffering from infectious diseases.

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