Method for enhancing immune responses in mammals
CA 2392137 A1 · Owner: Colorado State University Research Foundation · Inventors: Howell, Mark D.; Selinsky, Cheryl L.; Leber, Leland C.
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The present invention provides a method for enhancing an immune response in a mammal to facilitate the elimination of a chronic pathology. The method involves the removal of immune system inhibitors from the circulation of the mammal, thus, enabling a more vigorous immune response to the pathogenic agent. The removal of immune system inhibitors is accomplished by contacting an acellular component of whole blood, or a fraction thereof of a mammal with , one or more binding partner(s) capable of binding to and thus, depleting the , targeted immune system inhibitor(s) from the biological fluids. Particularly useful in the invention is an absorbent matrix composed of an inert …
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- Filed November 15, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 15, 2020.
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