Antimicrobial/endotoxin neutralizing polypeptide
US7244706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2319/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a therapeutic method for treating or preventing a disease resulting from a microbial infection in an individual using an antimicrobial polypeptide. The present invention also provides a method of potentiating the therapeutic action of an antimicrobial drug in a patient. Further provided in the present invention are methods for neutralizing circulating endotoxin in a patient by administering the endotoxin-neutralizing polypeptide or functional variant thereof of the present invention to the patient.
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