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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:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marc Girard, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Pasteur, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241881 ; 4242081 ; 4242041 ; 4241841 ; 530324 ; 530395 ; 514-8 ;
Abstract
The invention comprises a method of enhancing the immunogenicity of an envelope virus glycoprotein in a host organism. The method comprises administering to the host a composition comprising the virus envelope glycoprotein and at least one oligopeptide derived from the amino acid sequence of the envelope glycoprotein, wherein the oligopeptide contains or corresponds to virus-neutralization epitopes. The method and compositions are useful for vaccinating against viruses, such as HIV, SIV, HTLV-I, HTLV-II, or any retrovirus capable of inducing AIDS in its natural host.