Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Conjugate or complex
Patent
1994-06-02
1998-12-01
Rollins, John W.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Conjugate or complex
514 11, 514169, 514262, 514825, 514861, 514863, 514869, 514885, 514886, 514887, A61K 3578, A61K 3800, A61K 3156
Patent
active
058434526
ABSTRACT:
A composition for use in immunosuppression therapy is disclosed. The composition includes an immunosuppressant drug, such as cyclosporin A, and an ethanol extract of the root xylem of Tripterygium wilfordii. The extract is effective alone, or in combination with such an immunosuppressant, in the treatment of transplantation rejection. Also disclosed is a method of immunosuppression that includes administering to a subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of an immunosuppressant drug and an extract of the type above, in an amount effective to potentiate the action of the drug.
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Pliam Nathan B.
Wang Jian
Wiedmann Tien-Wen Tao
Wuh Hank C. K.
Dehlinger Peter J.
Pharmagenesis, Inc.
Powers Vincent M.
Rollins John W.
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