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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Hilde Revets, Meise, BE;
Pierre Cornelis, Elsene, BE;
Patrick DE Baetselier, Berchem, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie VZW, Zwjjnaarde, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K039/00 ; A61K039/38 ; A61K039/385 ; A61K039/02 ; A61K039/108 ; A61K038/00 ; A61K009/127 ; C12N001/12 ; C12P001/00 ; C12P021/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of the major OprI lipoprotein ofto elicit a Type-1 immune response towards a heterologous antigen. The invention relates specifically to the use of OprI—antigen fusion proteins to elicit the Type-1 response. More particularly, the present invention is directed to pharmaceutical formulations comprising OprI and/or OprI fusion proteins, optionally together with a suitable excipient, to stimulate the Th1 dependent, cellular immune response.