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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fujio Suzuki, Galveston, TX (US);
Hidetaka Sasaki, Galveston, TX (US);
Makiko Kobayashi, Galveston, TX (US);
Assignees:
Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Natsu Maruyama, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 45 ; 514 49 ; 514 50 ; 514269 ; 514 54 ; 536-11 ; 536 221 ; 536124 ; 435101 ; 435134 ; 424 92 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for treating AIDS, which comprises administering to an HIV-infected patient (a) a composition containing as the primary component a polysaccharide derived from a hot water extract of human-type tubercle bacillus and (b) a nucleoside-type anti-HIV agent. Due to the incorporation of composition (a), the present invention enhances the therapeutic effect of nucleoside-type anti-HIV agents on AIDS.