Methods of treating animals to maintain or increase CD-4 and CD-8 cell populations
US6020376A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/225
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods of treating animals to maintain or elevate CD-4 and CD-8 cell levels and to prevent or alleviate the adverse effects on the animal caused by the production or exogenous administration of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) or by a virus consist of administering to the animal a safe and effective amount of a conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) or a substance which is converted in the animal into CLA. A method of preparing CLA employing a bacteria isolated from a rat colon also is disclosed.
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