Parhelion Incorporated

The Ohio State University

Richard G Olsen

John L Ridihalgh

The present invention broadly relates to a therapeutic agent effective in mitigating disease associated with Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) in a feline infected with FeLV. A feline is an animal of the family Felidae. The novel therapeutic agent is composed of feline excised lymph nodes which have been subjected to mitogenic stimulation for their expansion dispersed in a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Mitogenic stimulation conditions include culturing the excised lymph nodes in the presence of Interleukin-2. Optionally, culture conditions can include the presence of allogeneic or autologous FeLV tumor. The inventive therapeutic agent is prepared by excising lymph nodes from a feline infected the FeLV, mitogenically stimulating said excised lymph nodes for their expansion, and administering to the infected feline the expanded lymph nodes. Multidose regimens can be used as is necessary or desirable in convenient fashion. The method for mitigating disease associated with Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) in a feline infected with FeLV is composed of administering to the diseased feline the therapeutic agent composed of feline excised lymph nodes which have been subjected to mitogenic stimulation for their expansion dispersed in a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier.

FeLV therapeutic agent, method of its preparation, and method of

Feline infectious peritonitis vaccine and method of preparation

One aspect of the present invention comprises a vaccine for the prevention of disease caused by feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV). Such vaccine comprises FIP viral precursor immunogens derived from in vitro produced cells persistently infected with FIPV. Preferred in the production of viral immunogens forming the vaccine of the present invention is the Crandall Feline Kidney (CrFK) cell line. Thus, a second aspect of the invention comprises FIP-infected Crandall Feline Kidney cell line, deposited at the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), Rockville, MD, on Sep. 23, 1992, and granted Accession No. CRL11137. A third aspect of the invention relates to a method of producing FIP viral precursor immunogens, which comprises culturing in vitro FIP-persistent infected cells in a serum-containing growth medium, subsequently transferring and maintaining said cultured cells in a serum-free medium under conditions and for a time adequate to accumulate FIP viral precursor immunogens shed from said cells, and then separating the cells from the supernatant containing the vital precursor immunogens. The supernatant containing the FIP viral precursor immunogens is blended with a pharmaceutically-acceptable adjuvant in order to form the FIP vaccine disclosed herein.

Disclosed is a vaccine for the prevention of disease caused by canine distemper virus (CDV). The vaccine is prepared from CDV immunogens derived from CDV persistently-infected cells cultured in vitro. CCL-64 mink lung cells are the preferred cell line. CDV persistently-infected cells are cultured in serum-containing growth medium, the cells transferred and maintained in serum-free medium under conditions and for a time adequate to accumulate in said serum-free medium said CDV immunogens, and the cells separated from said CDV immunogen-containing supernatant. The CDV vaccine is made by diluting said supernatent and blending with a pharmaceutically-acceptable adjuvant.

Canine distemper virus vaccine and method of preparation

Disclosed is a vaccine which prevents disease caused by Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and which comprises a protease enzyme-inhibited, cell-free, ostensibly virusfree, in vitro produced feline leukemia neoantigens including FOCMA which evokes an immune response in cats by the appearance of antibodies thereto and a FeLV virion gp70 neoantigen which evokes an immune response in cats by the appearance of antibodies thereto. A novel method for making the vaccine is disclosed also.

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London, OH, United States of America

Richard G Olsen