Probe International Inc.

New England Nuclear Corporation

Virionyx Corporation

Frank B Gelder

Methods and compositions for treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of a virus comprise administering to a patient antibodies which react with regions of viral proteins and result in neutralization of infectivity and inactivation of functionally essential events in the life cycle of the virus. The antibodies recognize viral epitopes which fail to elicit an immune response in man when encountered through infection or naturally through the environment. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides compositions and methods useful in the treatment and diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections.

Compositions and methods for treating viral infections

A highly purified, biologically active cold insoluble globulin (CIG) preparation is provided having specific opsonic activity of at least 1000 units per mg of CIG. Methods of purifying CIG using affinity antibody columns are described in which the biological activity of the purified CIG is greater than 95% of the activity of the starting material. The purified CIG can be radiolabelled and radiopharmaceutical preparations containing such CIG are useful as scanning agents for in vivo localizing of areas where CIG-binding determinants are expressed. Such areas include thrombi and damaged tissue such as burns, heart, liver, spleen, muscle, skin, kidney and the like. These areas of localized radiolabelled CIG can be visualized with a gamma camera.

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Shreveport, LA, United States of America

Frank B Gelder