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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Warren Stober, Bethesda, MD (US);
Ivan J. Fuss, Bethesda, MD (US);
Brian L. Kelsall, Washington, DC (US);
Monica Boirivant, Rome, IT;
Warren Stober, Bethesda, MD (US);
Ivan J. Fuss, Bethesda, MD (US);
Brian L. Kelsall, Washington, DC (US);
Monica Boirivant, Rome, IT;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of treating or preventing inflammation in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of cholera toxin subunit B. The present invention also provides a method of decreasing the activity of interferon gamma in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of cholera toxin subunit B. Further provided is a method of decreasing the activity of IL-12 in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of cholera toxin subunit B. Additionally, the present invention provides a method of treating or preventing a Th1 T-cell mediated autoimmune disorder in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of cholera toxin subunit B.