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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Van Nest, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Gary Ott, Livermore, CA (US);
Gail Barchfeld, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/939 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/939 ;
Abstract
An adjuvant composition, comprising a metabolizable oil and an emulsifying agent, wherein the oil and the detergent are present in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion having oil droplets substantially all of which are less than 1 micron in diameter. In preferred embodiments, the emulsifying agent is also an immunostimulating agent, such as a lipophilic muramyl peptide. Alternatively, an immunostimulating agent separate from the emulsifying agent can be used.