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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Welsh, Riverside, IA (US);
Jeffrey J Smith, Iowa City, IA (US);
Sue M Travis, Iowa City, IA (US);
Everett P Greenberg, Iowa City, IA (US);
Assignee:
University Of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 21 ; 530300 ; 530324 ; 514-2 ;
Abstract
A bactericidal factor isolated from the surface fluid of airway epithelial cells and uses therefore is described. The bactericidal factor is characterized as having the following features: a) a molecular weight of less than 10 kd; b) heat stable; c) broad spectrum activity including gram positive and gram negative bacteria, fungi, and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus; and d) decreased antimicrobial activity in increasing salt concentration.