Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Recombinant or stably-transformed bacterium encoding one or...
Patent
1974-12-20
1976-11-23
Moyer, Donald B.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Recombinant or stably-transformed bacterium encoding one or...
424318, 424195, 424 85, A61K 3123, A61K 3120
Patent
active
039937755
ABSTRACT:
A method of providing an immuno-suppressive effect in the control or prophylaxis of neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, and in organ and tissue transplants comprising administering a daily dosage of 5mg to 3g of .gamma.-linolenic or dihomo-.gamma.-linolenic acid or a functional derivative thereof, optionally together with a daily dosage of 25mg to 3g of linoleic acid or a functional derivative thereof. An oil extract from seeds of Oenothera biennis L. is a convenient source of .gamma.-linolenic acid and linoleic acid.
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E. F. Steinmetz "Codex Vegetabilis", item 768.
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