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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cornelis Petrus Maria Van Kessel, Bunnik, NL;
Johannes Antonius Gerardus Van Strijp, Schoonhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Universiteit Utrecht, , NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/816 ; A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/514 ; C07K 1/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/816 ; A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/514 ; C07K 1/400 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to the new use of Serum Amyloid P component (SAP) and/or endotoxin-binding fragments thereof for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for neutralizing lipopolysaccharide and particularly for the treatment of sepsis. The invention further relates to a diagnostic method for demonstrating the presence of endotoxin in blood or blood fractions, such as serum or plasma.