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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary R Ostroff, Worcester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Alpha-Beta Technology, Worcester, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 54 ; 514835 ; 514885 ; 514900 ; 514901 ; 514902 ; 5361231 ; 53612312 ;
Abstract
Methods of treating or preventing infection-induced oral tissue destruction or gingivitis in a mammal, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a .beta.(1,3)-glucan, such as poly-.beta.(1-6)-glucotriosyl-.beta.(1-3)-glucopyranose glucan (PGG-glucan), are disclosed.