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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 09, 2000
Lawrence A. Potempa, Deerfield, IL (US);
James A. Radosevich, Rockford, IL (US);
Immtech International, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of enhancing an immune response to an immunogen in an animal. The method comprises administering to the animal an effective amount of the immunogen and an effective amount of a modified C-reactive protein (mCRP) or a mutant-mCRP. The invention also provides a vaccine and a method of producing this vaccine. The vaccine comprises an immunogen and an mCRP or a mutant-mCRP in a pharmaceutically-acceptable vehicle. The invention further provides a kit for immunizing an animal to an immunogen comprising (1) a container holding the immunogen and a container holding an mCRP or a mutant-mCRP or (2) a container holding the immunogen and an mCRP or a mutant-mCRP. The invention also provides a method of elicing an immune response to a hapten in an animal. The method comprises administering to the animal an effective amount of the hapten in association with an an effective amount of an mCRP or a mutant-mCRP. The invention further provides a vaccine and a method of producing this vaccine. The vaccine comprises a hapten and an mCRP or a mutant-mCRP in a pharmaceutically-acceptable vehicle. Finally, the invention provides a kit for immunizing an animal to a hapten comprising a container holding the hapten and an mCRP or a mutant-mCRP.