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Shaw-Guang L Lee

Paul P Hung

Narender K Kalyan

Alan R Davis

Michael D Lubeck

Robert J Natuk

Shridhara C S Murthy

Pranab K Chanda

This invention provides a method of protecting a primate from an infectious organism by stimulating the production of antibodies or cell mediated immunity to the infectious organism which comprises administering to said primate intranasally, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously, live recombinant adenoviruses in which the virion structural protein is unchanged from that in the native adenovirus from which the recombinant adenovirus is produced, and which contain the gene coding for the antigen corresponding to said antibodies or inducing said cell mediated immunity. Preferably, the infectious organism is HIV and the primate is a human.

Methods for producing an immune response against HIV-1

Chimeric DNA fragments are provided which include a nucleotide sequence substantially the same as that which codes for the HA surface protein of an influenza A virus having five immunodominant antigenic sites, wherein a nucleotide sequence substantially the same as that which codes for a foreign epitope is inserted into the nucleotide sequence of an antigenic site. Corresponding chimeric peptides, expression vectors, and transformed hosts are provided as well. These peptides are useful in providing vaccines against the respective antigens and in test kits to detect the exposure to such antigens. Additionally, these peptides or their corresponding antibodies are useful in methods of treatment and prevention of the manifestations of exposure to these antigens, including immunotherapy.

Expression of specific immunogens using viral antigens

Hybrid, third generation, plasminogen activators containing plural, heterologous polypeptide kringles prepared by recombinant DNA techniques as well as the genes coding for the activators, Vectors containing those genes and a method for using the plasminogen activators as thrombolytic agents, are disclosed.

Process for treating thrombosis by administering poly-kringle

Hybrid, third generation, plasminogen activators containing plural, heterologous polypeptide kringles prepared by recombinant DNA techniques as well as the genes coding for the activators. Vectors containing those genes and a method for using the plasminogen activators as thrombolytic agents, are disclosed.

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Villanova, PA, United States of America

Shaw-Guang L Lee