Vaccines against sterols
US6224902A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/044
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to immunoreactive vaccine compositions for immunizing humans or animals against sterols, such as cholesterol and its derivatives, and their use in methods for reducing the serum cholesterol levels of the immunized individuals and to retard or reduce the severity of artherosclerosis or artherosclerosis plaques caused by ingestion of dietary cholesterol.
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