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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2000
Tony Antakly, Montreal, CA;
Ram M. Sairam, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA;
Altachem Pharma Ltd., Edmonton, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a compound having anti-KS and anti-HIV pharmaceutical activity which comprises an HCG-like inhibitory protein and fragments or derivatives thereof, said protein and fragments thereof are isolated from a biologically active fraction of APL-HCG, wherein said protein has a molecular weight of about 3,500 or of about 13,000 Dalton, and wherein said protein and fragments thereof are adsorbed polypropylene plastic supports. A pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and/or treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and HIV which comprises an therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of the present invention in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method for the prevention, treatment and/or reduction of Kaposi's sarcoma and HIV expression in AIDS patients, which consists in administering the composition to the patient.