Therakos, Inc.

Susan N McLaughlin

Jerome B Zeldis

Bruce C Stouch

A method of treating infections of mononuclear blood cells, other than retroviral infections, is disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a photoactivatable compound followed by ultra violet light-activation of the photoactivatable compound. The blood treated as such is returned to the patient in a process known as extracorporeal photopheresis. Monocyte function is modulated by this treatment.

Photopheresis treatment of leukocytes

A method of treating inflammatory disorders of the bowel and inflammatory disorders of the urinary bladder are disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a photoactivatable compound followed by ultraviolet light-activation of the photoactivatable compound. The blood treated as such is returned to the patient in a process known as extracorporeal photopheresis.

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Phoenixville, PA, United States of America

Susan N McLaughlin