Human Defensin DEF-X
US6329340A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/4721
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a human polypeptide defensin Def-X, homologous to HNP-4, its genomic DNA and cDNA, vectors, cells transformed with said vectors, the use of said polypeptides as antibiotic, cytotoxic, repair and endocrine regulatory agent and as pesticide as well as cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of microbial infections, in particular bacterial, fungal and viral infections, or parasitic infections, cancers, of inflammation and of immune deficiency. Finally, the invention comprises diagnostic methods and kits for the determination of a microbial or parasitic infection and of an inflammation, or for screening for predisposition to immune deficiencies or cancer diseases.
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