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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Donald E. Macfarlane, Iowa City, IA (US);
Inventor:
Donald E. Macfarlane, Iowa City, IA (US);
Assignees:
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
The Department of Veterans Affairs, as represented by the Secretary of United States of America, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C08K 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention features methods for inhibiting immunostimulatory DNA-associated immune responses, through the administration of specific compounds of the general class of 9-aminoacridines and 4-aminoquiniolines. The invention also features methods of screening compounds useful in inhibiting immunostimulatory DNA-induced immune responses.