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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:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Utah State University, Logan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514-2 ; 514168 ; 514192 ; 514289 ; 514358 ; 514314 ; 514317 ; 514431 ; 514440 ; 514558 ; 514559 ; 514867 ; 530378 ; 435-4 ; 435-5 ; 435-7 ; 435184 ; 435244 ; 435417 ; 435450 ;
Abstract
A method for controlling infections caused by Cryptosporidium parvum. The method comprises using protease inhibiting compounds, preferably serine protease inhibitors, to inhibit excystation, invasion, and parasite maturation and development. The method is directed to therapeutic treatment of mammals, such as humans, exposed to C. parvum, and additionally as a prophylactic treatment in immunocompromised subjects at high risk for contracting cryptosporidiosis.