Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Patent
1996-08-23
1999-08-17
Saunders, David
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
4242781, 424810, 436 71, 514415, 514605, 514866, 514885, A61K 3118, A61K 31405, A61K 3900
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active
059390697
ABSTRACT:
The subject invention concerns novel materials and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of autoimmune disease. In a specific embodiment, elevated production of prostaglandin synthase-2 (PGS-2) is correlated with autoimmune dysfunction.
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Saunders David
University of Florida
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