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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:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424464 ; 424455 ; 424457 ; 424458 ; 424489 ;
Abstract
A method for modulating the immune system by administering one or more vitamin D (analogues) to a subject in need of immune therapy, which method may (but need not) include simultaneous treatment with a second immune system modulating active agent. Preferably, the treatment method is used to induce primary or secondary prevention of type I diabetes in a subject susceptible to type I diabetes. Administration of the vitamin D (analogues) is enteral or parenteral.