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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
May. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Xue-Ru Wu, Staten Island, NY (US);
Assignee:
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/9395 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/9395 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an anti-idiotypic antibody or antigen-binding fragment against FimH adhesin of uropathogenic Type I-fimbriated and an immunizing composition containing such an anti-idiotypic antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof as an active immunizing component. The present invention also relates to a method for stimulating and enhancing the production of antibodies which recognize and bind to FimH of uropathogenic Type-I-fimbriated , but not to FimH of non-uropathogenic Type I-fimbriated