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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2013
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Samuel Lai, Carrboro, NC (US);
Ying-Ying Wang, Baltimore, MD (US);
Arthi Kannan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Kennetta Nunn, Durham, NC (US);
Durai Babu Subramani, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard Cone, Baltimore, MD (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The presently-disclosed subject matter relates to antibodies, compositions, and methods for inhibiting and treating pathogen infection and providing contraception. In particular, the presently-disclosed subject matter relates to inhibiting and treating pathogen infection and providing contraception in a subject using compositions and antibodies capable of trapping pathogens or sperm in mucus, thereby inhibiting transport of pathogens or sperm across mucus secretions. The subject matter further relates to methods for monitoring the effectiveness of vaccines by detecting antibodies capable of trapping pathogens in mucus.