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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:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl G Hellerqvist, Brentwood, TN (US);
Barbara D Wamil, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 54 ; 514825 ; 514886 ; 4242441 ; 5361231 ;
Abstract
A method of treating a chronic inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis includes treating a patient with a toxin derived from Group B .beta.-hemolytic Streptococcus bacteria. The purified GBS toxin, or CM101, may be administered intravenously to the patient in repeated doses.