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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1996
Kiron M Das, Martinsville, NJ (US);
University of Medicine & Dentistry, Newark, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a method for treating ulcerative colitis in a human which comprises orally or rectally administering to the human a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody which binds to a colonic antigen associated with ulcerative colitis. In another embodiment, the present invention pertains to a method for treating ulcerative colitis in a human which comprises the steps of (a) obtaining from a human a colon epithelial cell extract containing a colonic antigen associated with ulcerative colitis; (b) purifying the colonic antigen until the antigen is substantially homogeneous; (c) developing an antibody which binds to the colonic antigen; (d) orally or rectally administering to a human having ulcerative colitis a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody to bind to the colonic antigen associated with ulcerative colitis. In yet another embodiment, the present invention pertains to a method for vaccinating a human against ulcerative colitis which comprises orally administering to the human a therapeutically effective amount of a colonic antigen associated with ulcerative colitis.