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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
G John Stanton, Texas City, TX (US);
Thomas K Hughes, Jr, Galveston, TX (US);
Eric M Smith, Galveston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241881 ; 4241841 ; 4241861 ; 530324 ; 530333 ; 530826 ; 514-2 ; 514 12 ; 514934 ; 535-5 ; 535974 ;
Abstract
A multimer of monomers non-covalently held together by interactive peptide linkers is provided for the enhancement of the immunogenicity of a substance. These multimers are useful for stimulating or suppressing the immune system, detecting the presence of antibodies, bypassing MHC restriction in an animal, the effective presentation of antigen, suppressing autoimmune disease, inducing cytokine production, adsorption, treating a defective immune system and for use as an adjuvant.