Methods and compositions for modulating immune systems of animals
US5840318A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N1/20
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and compositions for modulating the immune system of animals by activating macrophages to release cytokines and down-regulating their sensitivity to bacterial endotoxin and to conversion to cytotoxic phenotypes by the administration of stress response factors released by stressed bacteria. Methods and compositions for protecting the viability of liquid or dried cultures of bacteria by the administration of stress response factors released by stressed bacteria.
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